Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture?
The Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS) measures the degree of sociocultural competence in new cultural settings, and, despite its popularity, research aiming at evaluating its dimensionality is lacking and has incongruent results. Moreover, the dimensionality of the scale has been mainly tested o...
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| description | The Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS) measures the degree of sociocultural competence in new cultural settings, and, despite its popularity, research aiming at evaluating its dimensionality is lacking and has incongruent results. Moreover, the dimensionality of the scale has been mainly tested on different samples adjusted to Eastern culture. We administered the SCAS to 266 international students sojourning in Los Angeles to test which underlying dimensionality emerges if the measure is used to assess sociocultural adaptation to Western culture, also verifying its measurement invariance across sex. Findings from EFA showed a three-factor solution: <i>Diversity Approach</i>, <i>Social Functioning</i>, and <i>Distance and Life Changes</i>, and the CFA indicated a plausible goodness-of-fit to the empirical data. The examination of MGCFA suggested that the questionnaire showed an invariant structure across sex. Our results suggest that the dimensionality of the SCAS may differ according to the sojourners’ country of settlement, emphasizing Western–Eastern differences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02e582311c994c7cb1fe9ea7325bdd9d2023-11-24T07:22:23ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252022-05-0112546547710.3390/ejihpe12050035Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture?Giusy Danila Valenti0Paola Magnano1Palmira Faraci2Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, ItalyFaculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Enna “Kore”, 94100 Enna, ItalyFaculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Enna “Kore”, 94100 Enna, ItalyThe Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS) measures the degree of sociocultural competence in new cultural settings, and, despite its popularity, research aiming at evaluating its dimensionality is lacking and has incongruent results. Moreover, the dimensionality of the scale has been mainly tested on different samples adjusted to Eastern culture. We administered the SCAS to 266 international students sojourning in Los Angeles to test which underlying dimensionality emerges if the measure is used to assess sociocultural adaptation to Western culture, also verifying its measurement invariance across sex. Findings from EFA showed a three-factor solution: <i>Diversity Approach</i>, <i>Social Functioning</i>, and <i>Distance and Life Changes</i>, and the CFA indicated a plausible goodness-of-fit to the empirical data. The examination of MGCFA suggested that the questionnaire showed an invariant structure across sex. Our results suggest that the dimensionality of the SCAS may differ according to the sojourners’ country of settlement, emphasizing Western–Eastern differences.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/12/5/35sociocultural adaptationsociocultural competencefactorial structuremeasurement invariance |
| spellingShingle | Giusy Danila Valenti Paola Magnano Palmira Faraci Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture? European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education sociocultural adaptation sociocultural competence factorial structure measurement invariance |
| title | Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture? |
| title_full | Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture? |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture? |
| title_short | Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference between Eastern and Western Culture? |
| title_sort | evaluating the dimensionality of the sociocultural adaptation scale in a sample of international students sojourning in los angeles which difference between eastern and western culture |
| topic | sociocultural adaptation sociocultural competence factorial structure measurement invariance |
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