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The document describes a revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS-R) which measures competence in various skills and behaviors required for living in a different culture. It provides the scale items, results of an exploratory factor analysis identifying 5 factors, analysis of internal consistency, and instructions for scoring the scale and its subscales.

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SCAS R Wilson Ward

The document describes a revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS-R) which measures competence in various skills and behaviors required for living in a different culture. It provides the scale items, results of an exploratory factor analysis identifying 5 factors, analysis of internal consistency, and instructions for scoring the scale and its subscales.

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Please reference the following citation when using or discussing the SCAS-R:

Wilson, J. (2013). Exploring the past, present and future of cultural competency research: The
revision and expansion of the sociocultural adaptation construct. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation. Victoria University of Wellington.

SCAS-R
Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale

Living in a different culture often involves learning new skills and behaviours. Thinking
about life in [country], please rate your competence at each the following behaviours (1 = Not
at all competent; 5 = Extremely competent).

1 5
Not at all Extremely
competent competent

1. Building and maintaining relationships. 1 2 3 4 5

2. Managing my academic/work responsibilities. 1 2 3 4 5

3. Interacting at social events. 1 2 3 4 5

4. Maintaining my hobbies and interests. 1 2 3 4 5

5. Adapting to the noise level in my neighbourhood. 1 2 3 4 5

6. Accurately interpreting and responding to other 1 2 3 4 5


people’s gestures and facial expressions.
7. Working effectively with other students/work 1 2 3 4 5
colleagues.
8. Obtaining community services I require. 1 2 3 4 5

9. Adapting to the population density. 1 2 3 4 5

10. Understanding and speaking [host language]. 1 2 3 4 5

11. Varying the rate of my speaking in a culturally 1 2 3 4 5


appropriate manner.
12. Gaining feedback from other students/work 1 2 3 4 5
colleagues to help improve my performance.
13. Accurately interpreting and responding to other 1 2 3 4 5
people's emotions.
14. Attending or participating in community activities. 1 2 3 4 5

15. Finding my way around. 1 2 3 4 5

16. Interacting with members of the opposite sex. 1 2 3 4 5

17. Expressing my ideas to other students/work 1 2 3 4 5


colleagues in a culturally appropriate manner.
18. Dealing with the bureaucracy. 1 2 3 4 5

19. Adapting to the pace of life. 1 2 3 4 5

20. Reading and writing [host language]. 1 2 3 4 5

21. Changing my behaviour to suit social norms, rules, 1 2 3 4 5


attitudes, beliefs, and customs.
Please reference the following citation when using or discussing the SCAS-R:

Wilson, J. (2013). Exploring the past, present and future of cultural competency research: The
revision and expansion of the sociocultural adaptation construct. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation. Victoria University of Wellington.

Factor Loadings for Exploratory Factor Analysis With Oblique Promax Rotation of the SCAS-R
SCAS-R Items 1 2 3 4 5

3. Interacting at social events. .86 .00 -.01 -.05 -.02

16. Interacting with members of the opposite sex. .81 -.10 -.02 .06 .00

6. Accurately interpreting and responding to other people’s


.77 -.07 -.08 -.03 .19
gestures and facial expressions.
11. Varying the rate of my speaking in a culturally appropriate
.77 .05 .00 .15 -.11
manner.
1. Building and maintaining relationships. .73 .02 .15 -.18 .01

21. Changing my behaviour to suit social norms, rules, attitudes,


.72 .07 -.01 .19 -.15
beliefs, and customs.
13. Accurately interpreting and responding to other people’s
.66 .13 -.07 -.03 .12
emotions.

2. Managing my academic/work responsibilities. -.24 .88 .00 .14 -.02

7. Working effectively with other students/work colleagues. .15 .84 -.01 -.06 -.06

12. Gaining feedback from other students/work colleagues to help


.08 .83 -.08 .01 .03
improve my performance.
17. Expressing my ideas to other students/work colleagues in a
.13 .76 .09 -.15 .05
culturally appropriate manner.

4. Maintaining my hobbies and interests. -.26 .09 .87 -.04 -.01

8. Obtaining community services I require. .12 -.06 .76 -.05 .02

18. Dealing with the bureaucracy. .15 -.04 .61 .08 .04

14. Attending or participating in community activities. .24 -.08 .59 .04 -.08

5. Adapting to the noise level in my neighbourhood. -.03 -.02 -.13 .89 -.03

15. Finding my way around. .10 .04 -.03 .67 .07

9. Adapting to the population density. .03 -.08 .14 .67 .01

19. Adapting to the pace of life. -.04 .19 .25 .40 .10

10. Understanding and speaking [English]. .06 -.02 -.03 -.05 .96

20. Reading and writing [English]. -.04 .01 .03 .10 .89
Factor 1 = Interpersonal Communication; Factor 2 = Academic/Work Performance; Factor 3 =
Personal Interests & Community Involvement; Factor 4 = Ecological Adaptation; Factor 5 =
Language Proficiency
Please reference the following citation when using or discussing the SCAS-R:

Wilson, J. (2013). Exploring the past, present and future of cultural competency research: The
revision and expansion of the sociocultural adaptation construct. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation. Victoria University of Wellington.

Internal Consistency of the SCAS-R and SCAS-R Subscales

SCAS-R Subscales α

Interpersonal Communication .89

Academic/Work Performance .86


Personal Interests & Community
.76
Involvement
Ecological Adaptation .71

Language Proficiency .90

Overall SCAS-R .92


Please reference the following citation when using or discussing the SCAS-R:

Wilson, J. (2013). Exploring the past, present and future of cultural competency research: The
revision and expansion of the sociocultural adaptation construct. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation. Victoria University of Wellington.

SCAS-R Scoring

SCAS-R items are based on a Likert scale of 1 (= Not at all competent) to 5 (= Extremely
competent). Scores are calculated by averaging the individual item scores, where higher
scores represent greater competency (skills or behaviours) in a new cultural environment.
Here is an example of this calculation in a SPSS syntax file format:

COMPUTE SCASR = SUM (SCASR1 + SCASR2 + SCASR3 + … SCASR21)/21.


EXECUTE.

Scores for each of the SCAS-R subscales may also be calculated:

Interpersonal Communication: Items 1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 16, 21


Academic/Work Performance: Items 2, 7, 12, 17
Personal Interests & Community Involvement: Items 4, 8, 14, 18
Ecological Adaptation: Items 5, 9, 15, 19
Language Proficiency: Items 10 and 20

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