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Article: Measuring individualism and collectivism: The importance of considering differential components, reference groups, and measurement invariance
Title | Measuring individualism and collectivism: The importance of considering differential components, reference groups, and measurement invariance |
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Keywords | Relational groups Cultural differences Measurement invariance Measurement of individualism and collectivism Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis |
Issue Date | 2008 |
Citation | Journal of Research in Personality, 2008, v. 42, n. 2, p. 259-294 How to Cite? |
Abstract | A new instrument of individualism and collectivism (I/C) was developed and three key issues in I/C measurement were addressed: differentiating components of I/C, understanding the impact of reference groups, and testing of measurement invariance. Three components of I/C were assessed in China and the U.S.: independence, competitiveness, and uniqueness for individualism; considering of one's decisions on others, sharing of positive outcomes, and sharing of negative outcomes for collectivism. Collectivism was measured with respect to parents, friends, and general others. Results indicate that Chinese participants are less unique but more independent and competitive than their counterparts in the U.S. The expected cultural difference is found for parent collectivism across all three components and for sharing negative outcome with respect to all three reference groups. These results suggest that individualism is a multidimensional construct, whereas the dimensionality of collectivism appears to be a function of social distance. Measurement invariance was tested at configural, factor loading, and intercept levels for all components of I/C. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/202136 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.342 |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, Fangfang | - |
dc.contributor.author | West, Stephen G. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-22T02:57:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-22T02:57:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Research in Personality, 2008, v. 42, n. 2, p. 259-294 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0092-6566 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/202136 | - |
dc.description.abstract | A new instrument of individualism and collectivism (I/C) was developed and three key issues in I/C measurement were addressed: differentiating components of I/C, understanding the impact of reference groups, and testing of measurement invariance. Three components of I/C were assessed in China and the U.S.: independence, competitiveness, and uniqueness for individualism; considering of one's decisions on others, sharing of positive outcomes, and sharing of negative outcomes for collectivism. Collectivism was measured with respect to parents, friends, and general others. Results indicate that Chinese participants are less unique but more independent and competitive than their counterparts in the U.S. The expected cultural difference is found for parent collectivism across all three components and for sharing negative outcome with respect to all three reference groups. These results suggest that individualism is a multidimensional construct, whereas the dimensionality of collectivism appears to be a function of social distance. Measurement invariance was tested at configural, factor loading, and intercept levels for all components of I/C. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Research in Personality | - |
dc.subject | Relational groups | - |
dc.subject | Cultural differences | - |
dc.subject | Measurement invariance | - |
dc.subject | Measurement of individualism and collectivism | - |
dc.subject | Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis | - |
dc.title | Measuring individualism and collectivism: The importance of considering differential components, reference groups, and measurement invariance | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.05.006 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-41649115202 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 42 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 259 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 294 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1095-7251 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000255843600001 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0092-6566 | - |