Table 4.
Characteristics of the AC-IN scales.
| ALL PARTICIPANTS (N = 1.808) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | M (SD) | α | r with AC | r with CW | r with CM |
| Agency scale (A) | 3.63 (0.61) | 0.82 | r A–C = 0.33*** | ||
| Communion scale (C) | 4.71 (0.53) | 0.81 | |||
| Agency/assertiveness (AA) | 3.45 (0.77) | 0.74 | 0.55*** | 0.17*** | 0.19*** |
| Agency/competence (AC) | 3.81 (0.61) | 0.74 | 0.29*** | 0.40*** | |
| Communion/warmth (CW) | 4.13 (0.63) | 0.75 | 0.56*** | ||
| Communion/morality (CM) | 4.21 (0.57) | 0.70 | |||
| STUDIES 1A TO 1C: GERMANY (N = 670) | |||||
| Agency scale (A) | 3.69 (0.54) | 0.77 | r A–C = 0.22*** | ||
| Communion scale (C) | 4.22 (0.63) | 0.80 | |||
| Agency/assertiveness (AA) | 3.61 (0.79) | 0.68 | 0.50*** | 0.13** | 0.10** |
| Agency/competence (AC) | 3.81 (0.56) | 0.67 | 0.22*** | 0.25*** | |
| Communion/warmth (CW) | 4.17 (0.62) | 0.76 | 0.54*** | ||
| Communion/morality (CM) | 4.26 (0.57) | 0.66 | |||
| STUDY 2: FRANCE (N = 250) | |||||
| Agency scale (A) | 3.24 (0.57) | 0.80 | r A–C = 0.27*** | ||
| Communion scale (C) | 4.14 (0.49) | 0.79 | |||
| Agency/assertiveness (AA) | 2.98 (0.84) | 0.75 | 0.45*** | 0.14* | 0.16* |
| Agency/competence (AC) | 3.58 (0.54) | 0.75 | 0.26*** | 0.34*** | |
| Communion/warmth (CW) | 4.04 (0.62) | 0.71 | 0.57*** | ||
| Communion/morality (CM) | 4.24 (0.49) | 0.66 | |||
| STUDY 3: AUSTRALIA (N = 140) | |||||
| Agency scale (A) | 3.74 (0.58) | 0.81 | r A–C = 0.26** | ||
| Communion scale (C) | 4.16 (0.45) | 0.74 | |||
| Agency/assertiveness (AA) | 3.73 (0.71) | 0.68 | 0.56*** | 0.10 | 0.22* |
| Agency/competence (AC) | 3.85 (0.67) | 0.80 | 0.13 | 0.44*** | |
| Communion/warmth (CW) | 4.09 (0.57) | 0.65 | 0.44*** | ||
| Communion/morality (CM) | 4.23 (0.49) | 0.65 | |||
| STUDIES 4A AND B: POLAND (N = 364) | |||||
| Agency scale (A) | 3.61 (0.68) | 0.84 | r A–C = 0.35*** | ||
| Communion scale (C) | 4.15 (0.58) | 0.83 | |||
| Agency/assertiveness (AA) | 3.34 (0.95) | 0.79 | 0.56*** | 0.17** | 0.17** |
| Agency/competence (AC) | 3.85 (0.64) | 0.73 | 0.40*** | 0.45*** | |
| Communion/warmth (CW) | 4.14 (0.69) | 0.77 | 0.63*** | ||
| Communion/morality (CM) | 4.17 (0.59) | 0.71 | |||
| STUDY 5: CHINA (N = 244) | |||||
| Agency scale (A) | 3.59 (0.55) | 0.83 | r A–C = 0.54*** | ||
| Communion scale (C) | 4.08 (0.49) | 0.80 | |||
| Agency/assertiveness (AA) | 3.48 (0.70) | 0.67 | 0.55*** | 0.36*** | 0.41*** |
| Agency/competence (AC) | 3.68 (0.60) | 0.82 | 0.43*** | 0.52*** | |
| Communion/warmth (CW) | 4.11 (0.52) | 0.71 | 0.60*** | ||
| Communion/morality (CM) | 4.05 (0.56) | 0.68 | |||
| STUDY 6: USA (N = 140) | |||||
| Agency scale (A) | 4.05 (0.50) | 0.80 | r A–C = 0.41*** | ||
| Communion scale (C) | 4.28 (0.58) | 0.86 | |||
| Agency/assertiveness (AA) | 4.03 (0.60) | 0.71 | 0.48*** | 0.15 | 0.36*** |
| Agency/competence (AC) | 4.29 (0.58) | 0.77 | 0.33*** | 0.54*** | |
| Communion/warmth (CW) | 4.17 (0.70) | 0.80 | 0.59*** | ||
| Communion/morality (CM) | 4.39 (0.59) | 0.79 | |||
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.
***
p < 0.001.