The Quality of the Evidence: Qualitative Research in Trauma Psychology
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Mattar, Sandra
Vogel, Eric B.
Abstract / Description
The efficacy of evidence-based practices with underprivileged groups and non-Western cultures has been a subject of controversy in the trauma psychology and disaster mental health literature. There has been a debate as to whether evidence based assessments and interventions work equally well for diverse populations. Resolving this controversy has been difficult in part because of the methodological challenges involved in the study of cultural mediation of psychological phenomena. The authors argue that adding qualitative research to the evidence base supporting trauma treatments, as a matter of standard practice, can fill this need. Qualitative research can provide a rigorous research basis for the identification of cultural factors to be accounted for in quantitative outcome studies, as well as a rigorous means of understanding the real-world meaning of quantitative outcome findings. This would address Evidence-based practices (EBP) advocates’ concerns about the unscientific nature of the multicultural literature’s critique, and multiculturalism advocate’s concerns about the lack of contextualism in EBP outcome studies of trauma treatments.
Keyword(s)
qualitative research trauma culture intersectionality evidence-based practicesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2014-05-28
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
10
Issue
2
Page numbers
363–375
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Mattar, S., & Vogel, E. B. (2014). The Quality of the Evidence: Qualitative Research in Trauma Psychology. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(2), 363–375. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i2.750
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mattar, Sandra
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Vogel, Eric B.
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Date of first publication2014-05-28
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Abstract / DescriptionThe efficacy of evidence-based practices with underprivileged groups and non-Western cultures has been a subject of controversy in the trauma psychology and disaster mental health literature. There has been a debate as to whether evidence based assessments and interventions work equally well for diverse populations. Resolving this controversy has been difficult in part because of the methodological challenges involved in the study of cultural mediation of psychological phenomena. The authors argue that adding qualitative research to the evidence base supporting trauma treatments, as a matter of standard practice, can fill this need. Qualitative research can provide a rigorous research basis for the identification of cultural factors to be accounted for in quantitative outcome studies, as well as a rigorous means of understanding the real-world meaning of quantitative outcome findings. This would address Evidence-based practices (EBP) advocates’ concerns about the unscientific nature of the multicultural literature’s critique, and multiculturalism advocate’s concerns about the lack of contextualism in EBP outcome studies of trauma treatments.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationMattar, S., & Vogel, E. B. (2014). The Quality of the Evidence: Qualitative Research in Trauma Psychology. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(2), 363–375. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i2.750
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/894
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1086
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i2.750
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Keyword(s)qualitative researchen_US
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Keyword(s)traumaen_US
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Keyword(s)cultureen_US
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Keyword(s)intersectionalityen_US
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Keyword(s)evidence-based practicesen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe Quality of the Evidence: Qualitative Research in Trauma Psychologyen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers363–375
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Volume10
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