Assessing cross-cultural competence: evaluating the psychometric properties and the nomological network of a modified version of the cultural intelligence scale

Effectively interacting with individuals in or from an unfamiliar culture requires cross-cultural competence and adaptability. The Cultural Intelligence Scale (Ang et al., 2007) is designed to measure an individual’s ability to adapt in a culturally unfamiliar environment. Studies using the CQS have mixed results regarding its dimensionality, construct validity, and its distinctness from other intelligences. Additionally, the phrasing of some of the items in the CQS require respondents to have been to a foreign culture to be able to answer. To address these critiques, I modified the CQS to accommodate individuals who have never been to a foreign culture. I then explored the nomological network of the modified CQS by examining its correlation with scales that measure emotional intelligence, social intelligence, and personality. Results of this study provide evidence of the uniqueness of the CQS from other similar constructs and confirm Ang et al.’s four-factor model.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Wilt, Kayitesi J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• O'Leary, Brian J.
• Biderman, Michael D.; Warren, Amye
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Cross-cultural orientation
• Adaptability (Psychology)
• Multiculturalism -- Psychological aspects

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• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

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https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/510

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oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1667