A structural and cross-cultural evaluation of the inventory of cross-cultural sensitivity

The present study evaluated Cushner's (1986) Inventory of Cross-Cultural Se nsitivity (ICCS) which contains five scales: Cultural Integration, Behavior al Response, Intellectual Interaction, Attitudes Toward Others, and Empathy . The results from confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses of data fro m a Canadian (n = 211) as well as a Japanese sample (n = 273) failed to sho w a strong recovery of the five scales. Suggestions are presented for impro ving the psychometric and structural properties of the ICCS. Finally, cross -cultural comparisons showed that the Canadian sample expressed greater cro ss-cultural sensitivity than the Japanese sample. While Cushner's multidime nsional conceptualization of cross-cultural sensitivity is promising, more psychometric work is required to refine the ICCS.