UKRAINIAN ADAPTATION OF SINGELIS ET AL.’S (1995) SCALE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF INDIVIDUALISM – COLLECTIVISM
Keywords:
scale adaptation, collectivism, culture, cultural syndrome, individualism, factor analysis
Abstract
The present study deals with the first Ukrainian adaptation of a cross-cultural instrument, namely the scale developed by Singelis, Triandis, Bhawuk, and Gelfand (1995) for the measurement of individualism-collectivism. The scale was translated into Ukrainian with the back-translation method and then used in a survey. Participants (N=504, 18–69 y.о.) were from all regions of Ukraine. Results from confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the scale is valid, and the best fitting model is a four-factor one, which corresponds to a four-dimensional structure of individualism – collectivism. Computation of Cronbach’s alpha showed these dimensions to be acceptably reliable. Possible further improvement of the scale, and the prospects of its use for cross-cultural research in Ukraine are discussed.
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Denmark and the United States / M.R. Nelson, S. Shavitt // Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. – 2002. – Vol. 33. – No. 5. – P. 439–458.
16. Oyserman D. Rethinking individualism and collectivism: evaluation of theoretical assumptions and meta-analyses. / D. Oyserman, H.M. Coon, M. Kemmelmeier // Psychological bulletin. – 2002. – Vol. 128. – No. 1. – P. 3–72.
17. Robert C. An empirical analysis of measurement equivalence with the indcol measure of individualism and collectivism: implications for valid cross-cultural inference / C. Robert, W.C. Lee, K.-Y. Chan // Personnel Psychology. – 2006. – Vol. 59. – No. 1. – P. 65–99.
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25. Temirbekova Zh. Work related values: a comparison of four post-soviet countries / Z. Temirbekova, Y.V. Latov, N.V. Latova, Z. Temirbekov // Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences. – 2014. – No. 109. – P. 794–798.
26. Triandis H.C. Collectivism and individualism as cultural syndromes / H.C. Triandis // Cross-cultural research. – 1993. – Vol. 27. – No. 3–4. – P. 155–180.
27. Triandis H.C. Culture and social behavior / H.C. Triandis. – Mcgraw-Hill Book Company, 1994. – 330 р.
Published
2019-11-12
Pages
44-50
Section
SECTION 1 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
