Introduction to the Special Issue: An Apologetic for Emic Research in Psychology
Emic Christian constructs are understandings of human psychology from within a Christian "insider" perspective, that is, the construct is formed within distinctively Christian contexts, including Christian Scripture, teaching, worldview, or lived experience. In this paper, we advocate for...
| Published in: | Journal of psychology and christianity |
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| Subtitles: | "Special issue: Measurement of emic Christian construct" |
| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal of psychology and christianity
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Psychology
/ Culture psychology
/ Christianity
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| RelBib Classification: | CA Christianity ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Indigenous psychology
B Psychology B Psychological research B Ethnopsychology B CHRISTIAN attitudes |
| Summary: | Emic Christian constructs are understandings of human psychology from within a Christian "insider" perspective, that is, the construct is formed within distinctively Christian contexts, including Christian Scripture, teaching, worldview, or lived experience. In this paper, we advocate for increased emic research in general, and emic Christian research in particular, with a focus on the creation of emic measures. We first clarify the uses of "emic" and "etic." We then articulate five benefits of emic research, including increased sensitivity to Christian worldview contexts, accuracy in research, and multicultural understanding, as well as a more robust indigenous Christian psychology and greater ethical sensitivity to Christian groups. We situate emic approaches within the diverse approaches to incorporating culture into psychology, aligning it with cultural psychology and indigenous approaches, and contrasting it with the cross-cultural psychology approach, which is etic in nature. We next discuss emic and etic approaches in the context of ongoing philosophical discussions of the insider/outsider perspective with respect to the study of religion. We conclude the paper by briefly presenting three examples of emic research and highlighting six practical considerations in undertaking emic research. |
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| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
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