Cultural Values Conflict Scale

Inman, A. G., Ladnany, N., Constantine, M. G. & Morano, C. K. (2001). Development and preliminary validation of the Cultural Values Conflict Scale for South Asian women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48, 17-27.

The Cultural Values Conflict Scale is a self report measure used to assess the degree to which South Asian women living in the US experience cultural value conflicts. For the purpose of administration, the scale is called the South Asian Cultural Experience Measure to reduce response bias. The scale contains 24 items rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree). The measure consists of 2 subscales, namely Intimate Relations and Sex-role Expectations. The Intimate Relations subscale contains items related to dating/premarital sexual relations and the marriage realms, and the Sex-role Expectations subscale contains items reflective of the family relations and sex-role expectations within the family and community. To obtain a copy of the measure, please contact the primary author at inmanarp@shu.edu.