TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Initial development of a Cultural Values and Beliefs Scale among Dakota/Nakota/Lakota people: a pilot study
JO  - American Indian and Alaska Native mental health research
A1  - Reynolds, W. Rusty
A1  - Quevillon, Randal P.
A1  - Boyd, Beth
A1  - Mackey, Duane
SP  - 70
EP  - 93
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - This study was the initial phase in the development of a mental health assessment tool. The Native American Cultural Values and Beliefs Scale is a 12-item instrument that assesses three dimensions of American Indian/Alaska Native values and beliefs: 1) the importance, 2) the frequency of practicing, and 3) the amount of distress caused by not practicing traditional values and beliefs. The initial project was targeted to Dakota/Nakota/Lakota people, though future scale development is intended to establish sufficient generality across several groups of American Indian and Alaska Native persons. The survey was administered to 37 Dakota/Nakota/Lakota adults. The results indicated high internal consistency with Cronbach's alphas of .897 for importance and .917 for practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0893-5394
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -