Computer anxiety: A cross-cultural comparative study of Dutch and Turkish university students

128 Turkish university students were given the English version of Eysenck's Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism (PEN) Inventory. Results showed the Turkish students scored higher on the Lie and Psychoticism scales than comparable subjects in other national groups. The cross-cultural relevance of these findings was discussed.

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Multitrait-Multimethod Analyses of Two Physical Self-Concept Instruments: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.24.2.99 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 99-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Herbert W. Marsh ◽

F. Hulya Asci ◽

Ines Marco Tomas

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

University Students ◽

English Language ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Perspective ◽

Response Scale ◽

School Students ◽

Turkish University Students ◽

Idiosyncratic Response

The present investigation demonstrated cross-cultural support for convergent and discriminant validity of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) in a multitrait-multimethod analysis of relations with responses to the Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP). The sample, 1,041 Turkish university students in elective physical education courses from 10 Turkish universities, provided a test of the cross-cultural generalizability of responses to these two widely used English language instruments. In support of construct validity interpretations, matching PSDQ and PSPP factors were highly correlated. However, support for the PSPP was undermined by extremely high correlations among several of its factors, due in part to a substantial method effect associated with its idiosyncratic response scale. Results based on this study with Turkish university students largely replicate and extend the findings of Marsh et al. (1994) with Australian high school students. Based on psychometric, theoretical, cross-cultural, and practical considerations, the results support the use of the PSDQ in a wide variety of research and applied settings.

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The Assessment of Optimism and Pessimism among University Students: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study between Kuwaiti and Omani Students

Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences ◽

10.12785/jeps/090405 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 09 (04) ◽

pp. 107-132

Author(s):

Ali M. Kazem ◽

Bader M. Alansari

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Cross Cultural

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Stalking Victimization and Emotional Consequences: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between American and Spanish University Students

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ◽

10.1177/0306624x21990816 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0306624X2199081

Author(s):

Victoria Fernández Cruz ◽

Fawn T. Ngo

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Emotional Responses ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Future Research ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

American Students ◽

The U.S ◽

Stalking Victimization

This paper entails a comparative study between a country that has criminalized stalking for almost three decades (the U.S.) and a nation that just recently outlawed the phenomenon (Spain). Employing a sample of American and Spanish university students, we examined the prevalence and types of stalking behaviors and victims’ emotional responses to their victimization. We also explored whether experiencing a particular category of stalking behaviors (i.e., surveillance and approach stalking) triggers specific emotional responses similarly among American and Spanish victims. We found more than two-thirds (36%) of the Spanish students ( n = 638) and almost half (48%) of the American students ( n = 411) reported that they have experienced the unwanted or intrusive behaviors included in our study. We also found relative to Spanish victims, American victims were significantly more likely to encounter approach stalking and report feeling anxious, angry, depressed, sick, and suicidal as a result of their victimization. Implications of our findings and directions for future research are discussed.

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