Cultural Distance Scale

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Cultural Distance Scale
Babiker‚ Cox‚ and M.C. (1980)
Revised by Ward and Searle (1991)
 
1. Climate/weather
2. Clothing
3. Language
4. Kind of school
5. Food
6. Praying
7. ha‎ving a TV‚ video and sofa at home (e.g.‚ standard of living)
8. Kind of games played‚ recreational activities
9. Family life
10. Forming friendships.
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This instrument can be found on page 86 of “In Moving to a New Country: Children and Adolescent’s Adaptation”‚ available online at: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-44915251972550/unrestricted/etd.pdf
 
0 = No different to USA‚ 1 = A little different‚ 2 = Some difference‚ 3 = A lot different‚ 4 = Extremely different.
 

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Babiker‚ I.‚ Cox‚ J.‚ & M.C.‚ M. (1980). The measurement of Cultural Distance and its relation to medical consultations‚ symptomatology and examination performance of overseas students at Edinburg University. Social Psychiatry‚ 15‚ 109–116.[/perfectpullquote]

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Shenoy‚ Uma A. 1996. In Moving to a New Country: Children and Adolescent’s Adaptation. Virginia Polytechnic Institute. ma‎ster’s Thesis[/perfectpullquote]

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Mohammed looti. "Cultural Distance Scale." Psychological Scales & Instruments Database, 2025. https://db.arabpsychology.com/scales/cultural-distance-scale/.

Mohammed looti (2025) 'Cultural Distance Scale', Psychological Scales & Instruments Database. Available at: https://db.arabpsychology.com/scales/cultural-distance-scale/.

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