Outward Bound: Adventures in Cross-Cultural Reading and Global Citizenship in North American Young Adult Literatures

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-274
Author(s):  
Heather Snell
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
North American ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Outward Bound

North American Adult Reading Test Performance in Young Adult Simulators

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Wall ◽  
Jeremy J. Davis ◽  
Jacqueline H. Remondet Wall
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
North American ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
American Adult ◽  
Adult Reading

scholarly journals Cross-cultural validation of the "International affective picture system" (IAPS) on a sample from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Psihologija ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasa Drace ◽  
Emir Efendic ◽  
Mirna Kusturica ◽  
Lamija Landzo
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
North American ◽  
International Affective Picture System ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Affective Ratings ◽  
The North ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Valence And Arousal ◽  
Normative Ratings

In this study the normative ratings of the International Affective Picture System (IAPS, Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention [CSEA], 1995) were compared with the ratings from a Bosnian sample. Seventy-two psychology undergraduates from the University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) rated valence, dominance and arousal for a stratified sample of 60 pictures that was selected from the IAPS. Reliability coefficients indicate that the self-report ratings are internally consistent. The affective ratings from our sample correlated strongly with the North American ratings at: .95, .81 and .91, respectively for valence, arousal and dominance. Consistent with expectations, mean valence and dominance ratings did not differ significantly between the Bosnian and North American sample. Furthermore, plotting of the Bosnian valence and arousal ratings results in a similar boomerang shaped distribution as the North American affective ratings. Taken together, findings obtained from the Bosnian sample confirm the cross-cultural validity of the IAPS.

scholarly journals Segmentation of Young Adult Consumers in China: A Global-local Cultural Identity Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunling Yu ◽  
Lily C. Dong
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽  
Global Brands ◽  
Cultural Positioning

This study explores the segmentation of young adult consumers in the growing market of China by adopting the cultural identity theory about global-local identity beliefs (global citizenship through global brands, nationalism, and consumer ethnocentrism). We use cluster analysis to outline individuals on their integration of three cultural beliefs. Then we examine each cluster for their attitude toward advertisements of global brands with global consumer cultural positioning (GCCP) and local consumer cultural positioning (LCCP). We identified four segments: the glocal citizen (37%), the explorer (26%), the extremely nationalist (19%) and the global-viewed adaptor (18%). All four segments demonstrate different attitudes to GCCP and LCCP advertisements and different purchasing intentions on global brands using GCCP and LCCP strategies.

scholarly journals Why are Chinese and North American guests satisfied or dissatisfied with hotels? An application of big data analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 3249-3269
Author(s):  
Shun Ying ◽  
Jin Hooi Chan ◽  
Xiaoguang Qi
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
North American ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Personalized Service ◽  
Frequency Method ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The paper aims to identify the emergent themes of hotel guests’ satisfaction, to compare the distribution of the attributes of the themes between Chinese and North American guests and to compare the importance of the themes for different satisfaction levels between Chinese and North American guests from a cross-cultural perspective. Design/methodology/approach By adopting Python (a computer language), the word-frequency method was used to identify emergent themes of hotel guests’ satisfaction. Topic modeling was adopted to compare the attributes distribution of each theme and the features of satisfaction between Chinese and North American guests. Findings First, three themes were identified including functionality, staff and price. Functionality can be further categorized into five subthemes, namely, room, travel, food, environment and hotel facility. Second, the distribution of the attributes of the themes between Chinese and North American guests was compared from a cross-cultural perspective. Chinese guests tend to mention both lifestyles- and social norms–related attributes and expect personalized service, while North American guests mainly prefer to describe lifestyle-related attributes and prefer standardized service. Third, the study compared the changing importance of the themes (functionality, staff and price) for different satisfaction levels between Chinese and North American guests. As the satisfaction level decreases, the importance of functionality decreases, that of staff increases and that of price remain stable for Chinese guests. In contrast, the importance of each theme has fluctuated mildly from the high to the low satisfaction level for North American guests. Practical implications Proposed managerial implications are to highlight lifestyle- and social norms-related attributes, as well as personalized service for Chinese guests. However, lifestyle-related attributes and standardized service should be facilitated for North American guests. Specific suggestions were made to help improve hotel performance such as the good performance of functional-related attributes, which could enhance satisfaction and better staff performance, which would reduce dissatisfaction. Originality/value By mining big data, this study investigated hotel guests’ satisfaction from a dynamic instead of a static perspective. This study provides some rare insights into differences in key attributes influencing satisfaction levels of Chinese versus North American guests staying in luxury hotels in China. This study also takes a novel approach to examine the dynamics of the importance of the various themes at different satisfaction levels, and contrast these dynamics between Chinese and North American guests. The findings offer valuable insight into market segmentation and management in the hospitality industry.

scholarly journals Translation and Cross-cultural Validation of the English Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) in Spanish

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-646
Author(s):  
Keri J S Brady ◽  
Pengsheng Ni ◽  
Gabrielle G Grant ◽  
Catherine R Thorpe ◽  
Deborah Nadler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Outcome Questionnaire ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Burn Survivors ◽  
The Cross

Abstract The Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) is a validated, English-language patient-reported outcome assessment of young adults’ recovery from burn injury across 15 scale domains. We evaluated the cross-cultural validity of a newly developed Spanish version of the YABOQ. Secondary data from English- and Spanish-speaking burn survivors (17 to 30 years of age) were obtained from the Multicenter Benchmarking Study. We conducted classic psychometric analyses and evaluated the measurement equivalence of the English and Spanish YABOQs in logistic and ordinal logistic regression differential item functioning analyses. All multi-item scales in the Spanish YABOQ demonstrated adequate reliability except the Pain and Itch scales. One item in the Perceived Appearance scale showed differential item functioning across English- and Spanish-speaking burn survivors, but the observed differential item functioning had no clinically significant impact on scale-level Perceived Appearance scores. Our findings support the cross-cultural validity of the YABOQ Physical Function, Perceived Appearance, Sexual Function, Emotion, Family Function, Family Concern, Satisfaction with Symptom Relief, Satisfaction with Role, Work Reintegration and Religion scales among English- and Spanish-speaking young adult burn survivors. This work supports the use of these English and Spanish YABOQ scales to assess the effect of therapeutic interventions on young adults’ burn outcomes in pooled analyses and to assess disparities in young adults’ burn outcomes across language groups.

The Dimensions of Peer Evaluation in Israel: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orit Krispin ◽  
Kathleen J. Sternberg ◽  
Michael E. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Principal Components ◽  
North American ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Peer Evaluation ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Cultural Convergence ◽  
Convergence And Divergence ◽  
Class Play

The Revised Class Play (RCP), a procedure designed to assess peer evaluations, was administered to 1445 second-through seventh-grade children in Israel. Recent studies, using North American samples, revealed three reliable dimensions: Sociability-Leadership; Aggressive-Disruptive; and Sensitive-Isolated. The goal of the present study was to see whether the same three dimensions were evident when the RCP was used in Israel. The principal-components analyses revealed interesting degrees of cross-cultural convergence and divergence. The results are discussed in the context of other research on Israeli values.

Cross-Cultural Counselling in Perspective with Recommended Areas for Training

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryse Rinfret-Raynor ◽  
Thomas E. Raynor
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
North American ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Counselling Process ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Based on a review of the literature, this article presents different elements one must be sensitive to when entering into a counselling relationship with individuals who do not share North American cultural heritage and values. More specifically, the authors review ten factors and attitudes which they believe have a significant impact on the counselling process and outcome. In addition, the article recommends training areas for professional counsellors planning to provide counselling services to ethnics and minorities. Finally, the article stresses that providing services to cultural and minority groups is a complicated and involved process. Not only is it necessary to provide services in the language of the clients but it is also essential to examine and possibly change counsellor attitudes and behavior in order to provide efficient counselling services.

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