A preliminary study on the construction of Chinese intercultural sensitivity scale

HUANG Wen-Hong

Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice ›› 2017, Vol. 160 ›› Issue (2) : 92.

Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice ›› 2017, Vol. 160 ›› Issue (2) : 92.
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A preliminary study on the construction of Chinese intercultural sensitivity scale

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This study, by surveying 1200 Chinese university students with Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) made by Chen & Starosta(2000), tentatively develops a Chinese localized version with good construct validity and reliability through EFA, CFA and Cronbach ( test. The difference between American ISS (including 24 items and five factors, namely, “Interaction Engagement”, “Respect for Cultural Differences”, “Interaction Confidence”, “Interaction Enjoyment” , “Interaction Attentiveness” )and Chinese ISS (including 20 items and four factors, namely, “Open-mindedness”, “Empathy”, “Interaction Confidence”, “Respect for Cultural Difference”) lies in: “Open-mindedness” factor is newly added, “Interaction Engagement” factor and “Interaction Attentiveness” factor merged into “Empathy” factor and “Interaction Enjoyment” factor deleted.

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