Abstract
This study explored the cross-cultural applicability of the Sense of Self (SoS) scale within the Asian context. Adolescent
high school students in Hong Kong and the Philippines were asked to complete the 26-item SoS which captures students’ sense
of purpose, self-reliance, negative self-concept, and positive self-concept. Preliminary analysis showed that internal reliability
coefficients of the SoS were generally adequate for the two groups of participants. Separate confirmatory factor analyses
indicated a good fit for the hypothesized four-factor model in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Multi-group confirmatory factor
analyses indicated invariant factor loadings for the SoS across the two contexts.
high school students in Hong Kong and the Philippines were asked to complete the 26-item SoS which captures students’ sense
of purpose, self-reliance, negative self-concept, and positive self-concept. Preliminary analysis showed that internal reliability
coefficients of the SoS were generally adequate for the two groups of participants. Separate confirmatory factor analyses
indicated a good fit for the hypothesized four-factor model in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Multi-group confirmatory factor
analyses indicated invariant factor loadings for the SoS across the two contexts.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-16
- DOI 10.1007/s12187-012-9144-8
- Authors
- Ronnel B. King, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Room 101 Hui Oi Chow Science Building, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Fraide A. Ganotice Jr., College of Teacher Education, Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa, Philippines
- Dennis M. McInerney, Department of Psychological Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
- Journal Child Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1874-8988
- Print ISSN 1874-897X