Cultural Novelty (Black & Stephens)
Cross-culturalReliability: alpha 0.884 sample items
About this scale
A 4-item measure of perceived cultural novelty — how different the host country is from the home country. Strong moderator of cross-cultural adjustment.
Sample item(s)
“Everyday customs that must be followed”
“General living conditions”
“Social norms and values”
“Quality of food”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.88. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Companion to Black-Stephens cross-cultural adjustment.
Source & citation
Black, J. S., & Stephens, G. K. (1989): The influence of the spouse on American expatriate adjustment in Pacific Rim overseas assignments. Journal of Management, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 529–544.
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