Table 2. Correlations of the CQS with Cross-Cultural Competence Inventory and other measures (e.g. personality, empathy).
| Non-Professionals: Group of non-cross-cultural trainers |
Professionals: Group of cross-cultural trainers |
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| Session 1: Test | Session 2: Retest | Correlations with CQS (total score) |
Correlations CQS | |||||||||
| M | SD | Cronbach's α | M | SD | Cronbach's α | r | M | SD | Cronbach's α | r | ||
| Cross-Cultural Competence Inventory1 | 218.26 | 22.04 | .82 | N/A |
r(303) = .66, *p < .001 |
236.84 | 21.20 | .85 |
r(31) = .76, *p < .001 |
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| Emphatic Sensitiveness Scale | Empathic Concern | 40.36 | 5.32 | .73 |
r(349) = .12, *p = .028 |
N/A | ||||||
| Personal Distress | 24.57 | 4.44 | .65 |
r(349) = -.14, *p = .008 |
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| Perspective Taking | 33.23 | 4.18 | .69 |
r(349) = .32, *p < .001 |
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| The Need for Closure Scale | Order | 12.56 | 2.95 | .77 |
r(349) = .02, p = .703 |
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| Predictability | 163.29 | 1.89 | .73 |
r(349) = -.02, p = .674 |
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| Ambiguity | 13.17 | 2.45 | .66 |
r(349) = -.06, p = .236 |
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| Closed Mindedness | 7.74 | 2.19 | .68 |
r(349) = -.41, *p < .001 |
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| Decisiveness | 10.12 | 3.23 | .78 |
r(349) = .11, *p = .037 |
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| International Personality Item Pool–Big Five Markers 20 | Extraversion | 15.34 | 3.71 | .83 |
r(349) = .20, *p < .001 |
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| Agreeableness | 18.23 | 2.35 | .67 |
r(349) = .19, *p < .001 |
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| Conscientiousness | 15.46 | 3.34 | .74 |
r(349) = .02, p = .669 |
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| Emotional Stability | 13.04 | 3.08 | .72 |
r(349) = .09, p = .104 |
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| Intellect | 16.99 | 2.52 | .66 |
r(349) = .37, *p < .001 |
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| The Social Desirability Scale | 15.57 | 4.71 | .66 |
r(349) = .16, *p < .001 |
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| Emotional Intelligence Scale | Perception of emotions and empathy | N/A | 34.56 | 4.62 | .77 |
r(349) = .30, *p < .001 |
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| Insight with emotional knowledge | 36.11 | 4.15 | .70 |
r(349) = .15, *p = .005 |
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| Mood managing | 27.61 | 3.89 | .74 |
r(349) = .22, *p < .001 |
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| The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale | 25.31 | 6.60 | .86 |
r(349) = .10, p = .058 |
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| IPIP-50 | Extraversion | 3.32 | 0.74 | .90 |
r(349) = .18, *p < .001 |
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| Agreeableness | 3.92 | 0.53 | .82 |
r(349) = .25, *p < .001 |
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| Conscientiousness | 3.52 | 0.58 | .81 |
r(349) = .14, *p = .008 |
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| Emotional Stability | 2.82 | 0.70 | .88 |
r(349) = .07, p = .165 |
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| Intellect | 3.58 | 0.51 | .76 |
r(349) = .36, *p < .001 |
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Notes:
1We analysed results for the CCCI after excluding participants performing highly on the Lie and Social Desirability scale. Significant results are marked with an asterisk (e.g. *p).