The gradual cumulative cultural evolution of locally adaptive technologies has played a crucial role in our species’ rapid expansion across the globe. Until recently, human artifacts were not obviously more complex than those made by organisms that lack cultural learning and have limited cognitive capacities. However, cultural evolution creates adaptive tools much more rapidly than genetic evol...

This article provides an overview of some common challenges and opportunities related to cultural adaptation of behavioral interventions. Cultural adaptation is presented as a necessary action to ponder when considering the adoption of an evidence base intervention with ethnic and other minority groups. It proposes a roadmap to choose existing interventions and a specific approach to evaluate p...

The gradual cumulative cultural evolution of locally adaptive technologies has played a crucial role in our species’ rapid expansion across the globe. Until recently, human artifacts were not obviously more complex than those made by organisms that lack cultural learning and have limited cognitive capacities. However, cultural evolution creates adaptive tools much more rapidly than genetic evol...

OBJECTIVE To conduct the cross-cultural adaptation for Brazilian Portuguese of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO), a new resource for observing neonatal behavior and sharing information with parents. METHODS Methodological study of translation and cultural adaptation of the NBO system, which includes the Recording Form, with 18 items, the Recording Guidelines, with instructions to scor...

Cultural adaptation of evidence-based interventions for children with developmental disabilities, including autism, is an effective way to increase the effectiveness and sustainment intervention effects. Such uptake especially needed communities marginalized minoritized populations. However, there have been very limited guidelines on how ensure quality cultural in autism research. With this gap...

Prior research demonstrates the great potential of social network sites (SNSs) to international students’ cross-cultural adaptation, but fails to explain how specific dimensions of SNS use may be related to crosscultural adaptation. Extending anxiety/uncertainty management (AUM) theory, we added new antecedents about social ties on SNSs distinguished by cultural origins and geographic locations...

ORGANIZATIONAL CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKS: A Multiple-Case Study Of Chinese Firms Operating In The United States BY JING BETTY FENG APRIL 21, 2014 Committee Chairs: Dr. Leigh Anne Liu & Dr. Daniel Bello Major Academic Unit: Marketing I report on the findings of an inductive, interpretive multiple-case study of organizational cross-cultural adaptation and answer the questi...