The approach to the study of personality came about in reaction to the dominance of western approaches to the study of personality in non-western settings.

The indigenous approach to the study of personality came about in reaction to the dominance of western approaches to the study of personality in non-western settings.
The indigenous approach study the formation of human behavior after they're living under a dominance from other social groups (such as the formation of South American people's behavior after they're colonized by the Spanish)