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Deng, Lifang; Marcoulides, George A.; Yuan, Ke-Hai – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2015
Certain diversity among team members is beneficial to the growth of an organization. Multiple measures have been proposed to quantify diversity, although little is known about their psychometric properties. This article proposes several methods to evaluate the unidimensionality and reliability of three measures of diversity. To approximate the…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Psychometrics, Cultural Differences, Measures (Individuals)
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Jensen, Jaclyn M.; Ahmad, Afra S.; King, Eden B.; Lee, Junghyn – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
This study provides evidence regarding the effects of incivility on career intentions across cultures with respondents from the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Drawing on social cognitive career theory, we contend that uncivil treatment affects an individual's psychological well-being, which predicts competence and…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Cultural Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Fousiani, Kyriaki; Van Petegem, Stijn; Soenens, Bart; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Chen, Beiwen – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
In contemporary research on autonomy development, autonomy has been defined as independence (vs. dependence) or as self-endorsed (vs. controlled) functioning. Analogously, perceived parental autonomy support involves either perceived parental promotion of independence (PI) or perceived parental promotion of volitional functioning (PVF). The…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Correlation
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Al-Harthi, Aisha S. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2010
This study investigated the differences between Arab and American distance learners' preference in the 2 components of transactional distance (structure and interaction) and their relation to learners' self-efficacy and help seeking. The study sample consisted of 95 cases from each group (N = 190). Study results indicated significant differences…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Distance Education, Self Efficacy, Arabs