Modesty Norm Adherence
Cross-culturalReliability: alpha 0.883 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of adherence to modesty norms in dress, speech, and behaviour — particularly relevant in MENA, South Asian, and conservative-religious contexts.
Sample item(s)
“I dress modestly in public”
“I avoid drawing attention to myself”
“I am uncomfortable when others praise me publicly”
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
Useful for MENA-context modesty research.
Source & citation
Cohen, A. B., Wu, M. S., & Miller, J. (2016): Religion and culture: Individualism and collectivism in the East and West. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 47, No. 9, pp. 1236–1249.
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