Comparing the horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism scale and the Auckland individualism and collectivism scale in two cultures: Switzerland and South Africa

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Title
Comparing the horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism scale and the Auckland individualism and collectivism scale in two cultures: Switzerland and South Africa
Journal
Cross-Cultural Research
Author(s)
Györkös C., Becker J., Massoudi K., Antonietti J.-Ph., Pocnet C., De Bruin D., Rossier J.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2012
Peer-reviewed
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Volume
47
Number
3
Pages
310-331
Language
english
Abstract
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Horizontal and Vertical Individualism and Collectivism Scale (HVIC) and the Auckland Individualism and Collectivism Scale (AICS). The sample consisted of 1,403 working individuals from Switzerland (N = 585) and from South Africa (N = 818). Principal component factor analyses indicated that a two-factor structure replicated well across the two countries for both scales. In addition, the HVIC four-factor structure replicated well across countries, whereas the responsibility dimension of individualism of the AICS replicated poorly. Confirmatory factor analyses provided satisfactory support to the original theoretical models for both the HVIC and the AICS. Equivalence measurement indices indicated that the cross-cultural replicability properties of both instruments are generally acceptable. However, canonical correlations and correlations between the HVIC and AICS dimensions confirm that these two instruments differ in their underlying meaning of the individualism and collectivism constructs, suggesting that these two instruments assess individualism and collectivism differently.
Keywords
Culture assessment, Horizontal and Vertical Collectivism and Individualism Scale, Auckland Individualism and Collectivism Scale, cross-language replicability, Psychometric study
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