Validation of a self-administered version of the cultural distance questionnaire among young British volunteers working overseas

This paper describes the adaptation and validation of a self-administered v ersion of the Cultural Distance Questionnaire. The population used For vali dation was young British volunteers working in a variety of cultural settin gs overseas (N=380). Internal consistency of items, as determined by correlation coefficients an d factor analysis, was very satisfactory. External criterion validity was e stablished by reference to the country of destination and correlation with a measure of culture shock. A 20-item self-administered version of this que stionnaire to measure cultural distance is offered for further use and eval uation.