Intercultural sensitivity scale: Proposal for a modified Serbian version
Abstract
Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) is the main assessment tool for measuring intercultural sensitivity as an affective component of intercultural communication competence. The ISS has been developed based on an American sample and therefore there is a need to check possibilities for its application in another cultural context. In this study, we tested whether the factor structure of the original scale is confirmed in a Serbian sample as well. The results show that the compatibility of factor structure is not satisfactory (c2/df = 3.38; CFI = .78; RMSEA = .07) and the application of the scale requires modification. A proposal for a modified version of the ISS is presented together with evidence for its usage. The main advantages of the modified version are: (a) a corresponding factor structure, (b) higher internal consistency and (c) better prediction of relevant criteria.
Keywords:
psychometric properties / ISS / intercultural sensitivitySource:
Psihologija, 2015, 48, 3, 199-212Publisher:
- Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
Funding / projects:
DOI: 10.2298/psi1503199p
ISSN: 0048-5705
WoS: 000361897400001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84946044904
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Petrović, Danijela AU - Starčević, Jelena AU - Chen, Guo-Ming AU - Komnenić, Darko PY - 2015 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2072 AB - Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) is the main assessment tool for measuring intercultural sensitivity as an affective component of intercultural communication competence. The ISS has been developed based on an American sample and therefore there is a need to check possibilities for its application in another cultural context. In this study, we tested whether the factor structure of the original scale is confirmed in a Serbian sample as well. The results show that the compatibility of factor structure is not satisfactory (c2/df = 3.38; CFI = .78; RMSEA = .07) and the application of the scale requires modification. A proposal for a modified version of the ISS is presented together with evidence for its usage. The main advantages of the modified version are: (a) a corresponding factor structure, (b) higher internal consistency and (c) better prediction of relevant criteria. PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd T2 - Psihologija T1 - Intercultural sensitivity scale: Proposal for a modified Serbian version EP - 212 IS - 3 SP - 199 VL - 48 DO - 10.2298/psi1503199p ER -
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Petrović, D., Starčević, J., Chen, G.,& Komnenić, D.. (2015). Intercultural sensitivity scale: Proposal for a modified Serbian version. in Psihologija Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 48(3), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1503199p
Petrović D, Starčević J, Chen G, Komnenić D. Intercultural sensitivity scale: Proposal for a modified Serbian version. in Psihologija. 2015;48(3):199-212. doi:10.2298/psi1503199p .
Petrović, Danijela, Starčević, Jelena, Chen, Guo-Ming, Komnenić, Darko, "Intercultural sensitivity scale: Proposal for a modified Serbian version" in Psihologija, 48, no. 3 (2015):199-212, https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1503199p . .