Validation of Recognition of Cultural Values Subscale of Cultural Worldview Scale among Nigerians

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Validation of Recognition of Cultural Values Subscale of Cultural Worldview Scale among Nigerians

Dauda Akwai Saleh
Department of Psychology, Plateau State University Bokkos, Nigeria

Abstract – A total of 173 participants (84, 48.6% females and 89, 51.4% males) participated in this study aimed at determining if factor 2, Recognition of Cultural Values Subscale of Cultural Worldview Scale (CW scale) developed by Choi, Papandrea, and Bennett, (2007) would be valid for use among Nigerians or not. Kaiser- Meyer – Olkin Measure of sampling adequacy (KMO) test had good values, likewise Bartlett’s test of Sphericity is highly significant and value of communality for each variable (items) hold diagonal value more than 0.5. Based on Rule of thumb for Cronbach’s alpha as recommended by Gliem and Gliem (2003), findings of this study revealed that among females (n=84) the subscale showed good internal consistency, α = 0.811, among males (n=89) the subscale showed questionable internal consistency α = 0.660 and among females/males (n=173) the subscale reached acceptable internal consistency α = 0.757. It is therefore, concluded that Recognition of Cultural Values Subscale of CW scale can be used among Nigerians.

Keywords: validation, recognition, cultural values, subscale, cultural worldview, Nigerians

I. INTRODUCTION

Culture is important for all the things we do in the world. However it is a difficult term to define (Lebrón, 2013). Culture is defined as the norms, values, and beliefs of a group of people or community in a particular area or geographic location, and shared by its members (Hofstede, 1984). Lee (2006) defines culture as values and beliefs, or a cluster of learned behaviors that we share with others in a particular society, giving us a sense of belongingness and identity. Cultural value is viewed as the perceived economic significance of cultural goods and services this explains why some people attach more importance to the same degree of conservation activities involving cultural heritage than others (Choi, et al 2007). The core aspect of culture is shared values. Shared cultural values are derived through analyzing individual’s value priorities at the cultural level (Vauclair, 2009). The lenses we view the world with are referred to as worldview (Ivey, Ivey, & Simek- Morgan, 1997). Cultural worldviews explains preferences for ways of life (Lord, 2018). An individual’s ethnic-cultural background is significant in shaping a person’s worldview (McGoldrick, 2005). Therefore, Koltko-Rivera (2004) defines worldview as beliefs and assumptions that describe reality pertaining to nature of life, human nature, and the composition of the universe.

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