Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Introduction to the methodological issues associated with cross-cultural research -- pt. I. CONCEPTUAL ISSUES AND DESIGN. 2. Equivalence and bias : a review of concepts, models, and data analytic procedures -- 3. Translating and adapting tests for cross-cultural assessments -- Appendix. Item translation and adaptation review form -- 4. Making scientific sense of cultural differences in psychological outcomes : unpackaging the magnum mysterium -- 5. Sampling : the selection of cases for culturally comparative psychological research -- 6. Survey response styles across cultures -- pt. II. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION. 7. Methods for investigating structural equivalence -- 8. Evaluating test and survey items for bias across languages and cultures -- Appendix. Statistical software for differential item functioning analysis -- 9. Effect sizes in cross-cultural research -- 10. Data-analytic approaches for investigating isomorphism between the individual-level and the cultural-level internal structure -- 11. Multilevel modeling and cross-cultural research -- Appendix. Sample data sets -- 12. Cross-cultural meta-analysis.

"Cross-cultural research is now an undeniable part of mainstream psychology and has had a major impact on conceptual models of human behavior. Although it is true that the basic principles of social psychological methodology and data analysis are applicable to cross-cultural research, there are a number of issues that are distinct to it, including managing incongruities of language and quantifying cultural response sets in the use of scales. Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology provides state-of-the-art knowledge about the methodological problems that need to be addressed if a researcher is to conduct valid and reliable cross-cultural research. It also offers practical advice and examples of solutions to those problems and is a must-read for any student of culture"--Provided by publisher.