A Cross-Cultural Examination of Fears of Death among Saudi Arabians

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis D. Long
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Saudi Arabian Students ◽  
Saudi Arabians

This article examines the factor structure of an eight-dimensional fear of death scale (Hoelter's multidimensional fear of death scale), which was translated into Arabic and administered to a sample of Saudi Arabian students temporarily living in the United States. The factor structure obtained in the present study only partially supports the factor structure first obtained by Hoelter (1979) for a United States sample, which was later replicated by Walkey (1982) for a New Zealand sample. The usefulness of Hoelter's eight fears of death and dying subscales in relation to Arabic populations is discussed.

scholarly journals Development, Construct Validity, and Measurement Invariance of the Parasocial Relationship With Political Figures (PSR-P) Scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh Abdul Hakim ◽  
James H. Liu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Emotional Bonding ◽  
Parasocial Relationship

Abstract. Parasocial theory views ordinary people’s emotional bonding with political figures as a form of parasocial relationship (PSR). Despite the insights it offers, existing measures of PSR have been criticized conceptually and psychometrically. We developed a new scale of PSR with political figures (PSR-P) and examined the construct validity, factor replicability, and measurement invariance based on samples from culturally and politically diverse countries (i.e., Indonesia, New Zealand, and the United States). In three studies using a panel of experts ( N = 20; Study 1), a convenience adult sample ( N = 212; Study 2), and representative and cross-cultural samples ( N = 897; Study 3), we found that the four-item PSR-R scale provides satisfying construct validity, as well as a replicable factor structure and scalar invariance across countries. The PSR-P scale can be utilized to advance the measurement and application of parasocial theory in the field of social and political psychology. The policy implications of the findings are also discussed.

scholarly journals Internet Motives of Users in Jordan, UAE and KSA: A Cross-Cultural Validation of the Web Motivation Inventory (WMI)

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamza Salim Khraim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validation ◽  
The Web

<p>The aim of this study is to replicate the Web Motivation Inventory (WMI) in new context. To date, the scale has only been tested on consumers in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and South Korea. This research replicates the WMI using consumers from three Arab countries namely Jordan, UAE, and KSA. Results show that the same four-factor structure has been produced for the three countries, providing evidence of the scales cross cultural stability. Additional results show that there were differences in the four motives; research, communicate, surf, and shop in the three countries.</p>

Cross-Cultural Validation of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuzhong Li ◽  
Peter Harmer ◽  
Likang Chi ◽  
Naruepon Vongjaturapat
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
Metric Invariant ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Mean Differences

It is becoming increasingly important to determine whether structural models of measures of sport and activity behavior developed in North America are invarant across different populations. This study assessed (a) the cross-cultural validity of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) using male college students across the United States (n = 309), Thailand (n = 312), and Taiwan (n = 307); and (b) the factorial equivalence and structured latent mean differences of the TEOSQ in these samples. Using a confirmatory factor analytic procedure, the initial test of the hypothesized two-factor structure representing task and ego orientation yielded a good fit for each sample. The factor structure was further shown to be metric invariant across the three countries. Furthermore, tests of latent means showed significant differences between groups. The United States sample exhibited the highest levels of task and ego orientation, followed by the Taiwan and Thailand samples, respectively.

scholarly journals Managing Death Fear: Book Review

2018 ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Afreen Faiza
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Present Book ◽  
The Times

Choices of living: Coping with fear of dying is one of a comprehensive book which addresses the different ways to handle one’s fear of death and dying. The book was written at the times when the United States of America was inflicted by terrorist activities, massive killings and other political upheavals this too possess an effect on the issues addressed in the present book. The book is a unique contribution in terms of its focus on different mechanisms for managing death fears.

Cross–cultural Validity of the Reactive–Proactive Aggression Questionnaire Among Adults Across Five Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052096667
Author(s):  
Bojana M. Dinić ◽  
Adrian Raine ◽  
Aleksandar Vujić ◽  
Josanne D. M. van Dongen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Proactive Aggression ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Marginal Model ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire

This study aims to test psychometric properties and factor invariance of the Reactive–Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) for adults across five countries: Serbia ( N = 409), Mauritius ( N = 400), the United States ( N = 389), the Netherlands ( N = 372), and China ( N = 325). The results supported the two–factor structure across country samples, with a marginal model fit in Mauritius. Results also supported the congruent factor structure of Reactive Aggression scale across countries, while the Proactive Aggression scale can be considered as equal across samples from Serbia, the United States, and China, but not from Mauritius and the Netherland. Among items from the Proactive Aggression scale, those referring to open aggression aimed at obtaining social status and dominance, frightening or harming others, obtained the highest loadings across all samples and could be considered as the good representatives of adult proactive aggression. This is the first study in which cross-cultural validation of the RPQ among adults has been tested and results suggested that there are some cultural differences in expression of proactive aggression.

scholarly journals Indigenous Urban School Leadership: A Critical Cross-Cultural Comparative Analysis of Educational Leaders in New Zealand and the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorri Santamaría ◽  
Andrés Santamaría ◽  
Melinda Webber ◽  
Hoana Pearson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Leadership Practice

This qualitative inquiry compares the practice of one Māori primary school leader of urban education for indigenous multicultural multilingual learners in New Zealand (NZ), to research on the practices of nine educational leaders of colour in the United States (US). This study identifies and compares leadership practices for leaders struggling with ways to positively impact learner outcomes in similar settings (e.g., UK, Canada). From a critical comparative perspective, this school principal shares her leadership practice and lessons learned to inform leadership practice in similarly multifaceted urban settings. This research is undertaken by a collaborative cross-cultural team of educational leaders and scholars from the US and NZ, from the local university and urban primary school. The research team comprises multiple perspectives, the basis for global comparative discourse on school leadership. This contribution offers a cross-cultural model, framework, and way of doing educational research to increase understanding of leadership in different societies.

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