Factorial Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Slovene Version of the Cultural Intelligence Scale.
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SUBMITTER: Bostjancic E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6110893 | biostudies-literature | 2018
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Factorial Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Slovene Version of the Cultural Intelligence Scale.
Boštjančič Eva E Komidar Luka L Johnson Richard B RB
Frontiers in psychology 20180821
This study examined the factorial validity of the Slovene version of the cultural intelligence scale (CQS) in a representative sample of 1,000 Slovenian participants (49% were female). The results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the factorial validity of the Slovene CQS and the existence of a general (second-order) cultural intelligence factor. The four scales and the overall (general) CQS scale showed satisfactory internal consistency. The results of multiple-group confirmatory factor ...[more]
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