PREAMBLE

         The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was established on March 1, 1972 and held its inaugural meeting in Hong Kong in August, 1972. Its purpose was then, and remains, to further the study of the role of cultural factors in shaping human behavior. The Association now has a worldwide membership drawn from many diverse cultural backgrounds. Through meetings, conferences, publications and interpersonal exchanges, it provides a vehicle for communication and cooperation among its members and a means of drawing the attention of other psychologists and scientists in related disciplines to the dynamic interactions between culture and behavior. IACCP is committed to the pursuit of excellence in scholarship and research, to the application of knowledge in the amelioration of social problems, and to the maintenance of high standards of ethical behavior among its members.

        These aims and ideals were embodied in the original Constitution of the Association and are preserved in the present revision. During the last two decades the field of cross-cultural psychology has expanded and the number of countries in which cross-cultural studies are being carried out has greatly increased. The present revision is in response to these developments, making more precise, and more explicit, the procedures by which the aims and ideals of the Association can be achieved.