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To evaluate how cultural background influences response behavior, item completion, and construct validity across different response formats of a Likert-style Sense of Coherence scale.

July 15, 2002Research in Nursing & Health

Cultural differences in responses to a likert scale

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To evaluate how cultural background influences response behavior, item completion, and construct validity across different response formats of a Likert-style Sense of Coherence scale.
Surveyed Chinese (N=136), Japanese (N=323), and American (N=160) adults recruited from supermarkets in Southern California.
Administered the 13-item Sense of Coherence scale randomized to four, five, or seven response options in Chinese, Japanese, or English.
Japanese respondents reported greater difficulty with the scale, Chinese respondents skipped items more often, and both groups chose midpoints on positive emotion items more frequently than Americans.
Construct validity was optimal with four response options for Chinese and American participants, whereas seven options yielded superior validity for Japanese participants.
Sense of coherence maintained a consistent positive correlation with overall health across all three cultural groups despite variations in response patterns.

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Cross-sectional survey demonstrates cultural variations in Likert scale responses across Chinese, Japanese, and American adults, suggesting scale design influences measurement validity.

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Lee et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e537a2be91d4a9e2d37b4a https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.10041

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Cross-sectional survey demonstrates cultural variations in Likert scale responses across Chinese, Japanese, and American adults, suggesting scale design influences measurement validity.

Cultural differences in responses to a likert scale

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