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Internationalizing the psychology curriculum: Annotated bibliography 1974 2007

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Abor, P. (2006). Female genital mutilation: Psychological and reproductive health consequences. The case of Kayoro traditional area in Ghana. Gender & Behaviour, 4(1), 659 684. This study examines the psychological effects of female genital mutilation as well as the reproductive effects. Results show that there are many negative effects, both physical and psychological, and the author recommends that the practice be eliminated. Allendorf, K. (2007). Couples' reports of women's autonomy and health-care use in Nepal. Studies in Family Planning, 38(1), 35 46. The association between women's autonomy in Nepal and their use of health care services is influenced by level of education and employment. However, interview data from matched couples revealed substantial spousal disagreement regarding the level of women's autonomy. Bostock, D., & Daley, J. (2007). Lifetime and current sexual assault and harassment victimization rates of active-duty United States Air Force women. Violence Against Women, 13(9), 927 944. Examines and discusses the lifetime prevalence of rape, molestation and sexual assault among 2,108 United States Air Force women compared to a national sample. Brandt, R., Dawes, A., & Bray, R. (2006). Women coping with AIDS in Africa: Contributions of a contextually grounded research methodology. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 11(4), 522 527. Describes evidence for the value of a contextual approach when investigating the coping methods and psychological functioning of HIV positive mothers in Africa. Brockington, I. (2001). Suicide in women. International Clinical

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Psychopharmacology, 16, S7 S19. Evaluates research concerning women and suicide conducted internationally over the last quarter century. Investigates the prevalence among different cultures and the factors that contribute to the act. Cardozo, B. L., Bilukha, O. O., Gotway, C. A., Wolfe, M. I., Gerber, M. L., & Anderson, M. (2005). Mental health of women in postwar Afghanistan. Journal of Women's Health, 14(4), 285 293. Studies the mental health of women who are denied health care and education in the country of Afghanistan. Results indicate a high level of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, yet the prevalence of these issues were less for women than for men. Day, C., & Robert, T. R. (2003). The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural Australian women. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 13, 1 14. Examines the effectiveness of interventions on reducing depressive symptoms in women. Results indicate the need for prevention of depression in women for the future. Douki, S., Zineb, S., Nacef, F., & Halbreich, U. (2007). Women's mental health in the Muslim world: Cultural, religious, and social issues. Journal of Affective Disorders, 102(1), 177 189. Discusses culture-related risk factors that trigger mental disorders in Arab women. Risk factor issues include education, work, marriage, sexuality, and infertility. Ellsberg, M. C., Winkvist, A., & Pea, R. (2001). Women's strategic responses to violence in Nicaragua. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 55, 547 555. Investigates the responses of Nicaraguan women to incidences of domestic violence. Evaluates the effectiveness of such responses in relation to continued abuse. Frieze, I. H., Ferligoj, A., Kogov ek, T., Rener, T., Horvat, J., & arlija, N. (2003). Gender-role attitudes in university students in the United States, Slovenia and Croatia. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 27, 256 261. Examines attitudes and beliefs held regarding women among university students in U.S., Slovenia and Croatia. Findings suggest, in part, that men who attend religious services frequently have more sexist attitudes. Gonzalez, B. C., & Jirovec, M. M. (2001). Elderly Mexican women's perceptions of exercise and conflicting role responsibilities. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 38, 45 49. Investigates the responsibilities of women in Mexican and their attitudes and willingness to exercise. Hildingh, C., Luepker, R., Baigi, A., & Lidell, E. (2006). Stress, health complaints and self-confidence: A comparison between young adult women in Sweden and USA [Erratum]. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 20(4), 472 472. Compares daily stressors, health complaints, and self-confidence in 26-year old women in the United States and Sweden.

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Izevbigie, T., & Owie, I. (2006). Eating disorders and personality profile of female secondary schools students in Benin Metropolis, Nigeria. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 33(3), 162 169. This paper discusses the prevalence and effect on personality profiles of eating disorders in females. It also analyzes data from an eating disorder questionnaire administered to a large sample of secondary school students. Keefe, S. (2006). "Women do what they want": Islam and permanent contraception in Northern Tanzania. Social Science & Medicine, 63(2), 418 429. Examines a potential misconception of Muslim African women regarding reproduction and family planning. Discusses the role of religious values and reasoning via interviews with women and men. Offers hypotheses about differing perceptions of reproductive practice among Islamics. Killeen, L., Lpez-Zafra, E., & Eagly, A. (2006). Envisioning oneself as a leader: Comparisons of women and men in Spain and the United States. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30(3), 312 322. Presents a research design allowing men and women to imagine themselves as powerful persons dressed either in a feminine image or in a masculine image. Discusses cultural effects of gender and possible changes in these. Examines aspirations for leadership among male and female students in Spain and the United States. Landale, N. S., & Oropesa, R. S. (2001). Migration, social support and perinatal health: An origin-destination analysis of Puerto Rican women. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 42, 166 183. Evaluates the relationship between health and social support among Puerto Rican migrant and non migrant perinatal women. Liao, K. (2007). Forsaken females: Global violence against women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31(3), 324 325. Describes common violent practices against women; contributes to the historical background of global violence against women. Lien, L., Dalgard, F., Heyerdahl, S., Thoresen, M., & Bjertness, E. (2006). The relationship between age of menarche and mental distress in Norwegian adolescent girls and girls from different immigrant groups in Norway: Results from an urban city cross-sectional survey. Social Science & Medicine, 63(2), 285 295. Explores the relationship between menarche and mental distress in high school girls. Researchers note an inverse, linear association between age of menarche and mental distress for both Norwegians and immigrants and discusses associated factors. Lirio, P., Lituchy, T. R., & Monserrat, S. I. (2007). Exploring career-life success and family social support of successful women in Canada, Argentina and Mexico. Career Development International, 12(1), 29 50. Based on 30 interviews, this paper compares successful business women in three countries. Findings indicate that women in all three countries are concerned with

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social contribution and with opportunity for learning through their work, and that all consider recognition an indicator of success. Magaa, S., Seltzer, M. M., Krauss, M. W., Wyngaarden, R., & Szapocznik, J. (2002). Well-being and family role strains among Cuban American and Puerto Rican mothers of adults with mental retardation. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 5(3), 31 55. Explores the relationship between caregiver burden and depression among Cuban American and Puerto Rican mothers caring for mentally retarded adult children. Mbugua, N. (2007). Factors inhibiting educated mothers in Kenya from giving meaningful sex-education to their daughters. Social Science & Medicine, 64(5), 1079 1089. Focus group discussions and interviews of high school teachers reveal that sociocultural and religious inhibitions prevent most educated mothers from providing sex-education for their adolescent and pre-adolescent daughters. Steps these mothers take to ensure that their daughters do receive some sex-education are also discussed. Murray, L., Haworth, A., Semrau, K., Singh, M., Aldrovandi, G., Sinkala, M., et al. (2006). Violence and abuse among HIV-infected women and their children in Zambia: A qualitative study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194(8), 610 615. Investigates the mental health issues of an HIV-infected group of women and children in Zambia, pointing out that HIV and violence are two major health problems associated with international mental health issues and HIV services. Nauck, B., & Suckow, J. (2006). Intergenerational relationships in cross-cultural comparison: How social networks frame intergenerational relations between mothers and grandmothers in Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, Israel, Germany, and Turkey. Journal of Family Issues, 27(8), 1159 1185. This cross-cultural pilot study involves nearly 3,000 mothers and grandmothers. It discusses similarities and differences in intergenerational relationships in seven countries. Noland, C. (2006). Listening to the sound of silence: Gender roles and communication about sex in Puerto Rico. Sex Roles, 55(5), 283 294. Examines social and interpersonal aspects of communication about sex practices and cultural roles. Discusses factors linked to meaningful communication about sex, including machismo, the changing role of virginity, and silencing of men and women. Onah, H., Ikeako, L., & Iloabachie, G. (2006). Factors associated with the use of maternity services in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria. Social Science & Medicine, 63 (7), 1870 1878. Examines factors that influence choice of place for delivery and suggests methods for improving women's access to skilled attendants for delivery. Factors explored include affordability, healthy education, and presence of specialist obstetricians. Parrado, E. A., & Zenteno, R. M. (2002). Gender differences in union formation in Mexico: Evidence from marital search models. Journal of Marriage & Family, 64,

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756 773. Analyzes the applicability of marital search models to the culture and practice of Mexican females. Argues that traditional models related to economics, education and independence do not explain the marriage behavior and timing of Mexican females. Rawlins, J. M. (2002). Daughters and wives as informal care givers of the chronically ill elderly in Trinidad. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 33, 125 137. Investigates the self reported attitude and health of those caring for chronically ill elderly relatives in Trinidad. Richter, L. M., & Griesel, R. D. (1999). Women psychologists in South Africa. Feminism & Psychology, 9, 134 141. Explores the nature and practice of female psychology students and women psychologists in modern South Africa. Shafiro, M., Himelein, M., & Best, D. L. (2003). Ukrainian and U.S. American females: Differences in individualism/collectivism and gender attitudes. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34, 297 303. Examines the similarities and differences of Ukrainian and U.S. women with regard to gender role beliefs, cultural views and economic/political situations. Tulviste, T., Mizera, L., De Geer, B., & Tryggvason, M. (2003). A comparison of Estonian, Swedish, and Finnish mothers' controlling attitudes and behaviour. International Journal of Psychology, 38, 46 53. Investigates culture and ethnicity as predictors of controlling attitudes and actions among mothers in Estonia, Sweden and Finland. Viterna, J. S. (2003). Women and guerilla movements. Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chiapas, Cuba. Journal of Gender Studies, 12, 157 158. Describes the factors involved in the recent participation of women in revolutionary movements. Provides suggestions for future research evaluating the roles of women in different forms of activism. Walker, L. E. (1999). Psychology and domestic violence around the world. American Psychologist, 54, 21 29. Evaluates the international research conducted regarding domestic violence. Identifies cultural and social variables that contribute to domestic violence worldwide. Analyzes the applications of research for programs involving prevention and treatment. Wang, B., & Davidson, P. (2006). Sex, lies, and videos in rural China: A qualitative study of women's sexual debut and risky sexual behavior. Journal of Sex Research, 43(3), 227 235. Explores the sexual behaviors of young, unmarried women living in rural China. Focuses on sexual debut, sexual risk-taking behaviors, and reproductive health issues. Waszak, C., Severy, L. J., & Kafafi, L. (2001). Fertility behavior and psychological

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stress: The mediating influence of gender norm beliefs among Egyptian women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25, 197 208. Focuses on the relationship between fertility behavior and the well being of women in Egypt. Results indicate depression and anxiety were dramatically influenced by gender norm beliefs.

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