Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Research Tools: A Study on the Cultural Intelligence Scale Adaptation in Slovenian
Authors
Eva Boštjančič
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
R. Boyd Johnson
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, USA
Urša Belak
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
The article examines the cross-cultural transferability of a widely accepted cross-cultural assessment tool – the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) – using research conducted in Slovenia and insights from the American and Slovenian researchers who translated the tool into Slovene and adapted it for use in Slovenia. In the context of a qualitative focus group based study, the researchers look at the specific characteristics of CQS perceptions within the Slovenian sample (two focus groups – one in the capital and the other in the south of the country) and identify barriers to these perceptions and the specific characteristics of the perceptions of Slovenian citizens regarding cross-cultural interaction.
