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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 37, No. 5, 516-521 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0022022106290475
© 2006 SAGE Publications

Convergent Evidence for the Multidimensionality of Self-Construal

Erin E. Hardin

Texas Tech University

Two studies test the multidimensional structure underlying the Self-Construal Scale. Study 1 cross-validated a multidimensional structure in new samples of Latino or Latina (n= 350), African American (n= 110), and European American (n= 350) college students, supporting the generalizability of the multidimensional structure. Study 2 explored the utility of the six dimensions of self-construal in samples of Asian (n= 59), Asian American (n= 89), and European American (n= 192) college students. Specific dimensions of self-construal accounted for more variance in social anxiety than the broader constructs of independence and interdependence did for the Asian Americans and European Americans, supporting the utility of measuring multidimensional self-construal in at least some groups. Implications for the measurement of multidimensional self-construal are discussed.

Key Words: self-construal • independence • interdependence • factor structure


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