Repatriation Adjustment
Cross-culturalReliability: alpha 0.853 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of an expatriate's psychological and work-related adjustment when returning to their home country, including general life, social interactions, and work role. Captures the often-overlooked reverse-culture-shock phase.
Sample item(s)
“I have adjusted well to life back in my home country.”
“I have adjusted well to working with colleagues in my home organization.”
“I find that I have changed in ways that make it harder to fit in back home.”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.85. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with global identity scales for modern transnational-career research.
Source & citation
Black, J. S., Gregersen, H. B., & Mendenhall, M. E. (1992): Toward a theoretical framework of repatriation adjustment. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 737–760.
Black, Gregersen & Mendenhall (1992): Repatriation adjustment framework. JIBS, 23(4), 737–760.
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