Contributions of cross-cultural psychology to research and interventions in education and health

Cross-cultural psychology has made important contributions to research and interventions in education and health. In education, cross-cultural researc h includes the application of Piagetian tests cross-culturally and the disc overs of cultural variability in styles of learning. Research using the con structs of individualism and collectivism has shown that a variety of cultu ral values and patenting styles can be related to school success, and aware ness of such differences has been used to enhance the effectiveness of educ ational intervention. In health, cross-cultural psychology has contributed to the identification of culture-specific patterns of illness and beliefs a bout illness. Research has shown complicated relationships between cultural expectations of behavior and cross-cultural variability in children's obse rved behavior. The role of cultural beliefs and related practices is highli ghted in research on temperament. Theoretical models derived from cross; cu ltural research are shown to be; useful in creating a framework for systema tic consideration of education and health in cultural context.