The Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (SF-40): Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version

Lynn Patricia Summerfield, Vicente Prado-Gascó, María del Carmen Giménez-Espert and Patricia Mesa-Gresa
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Lynn Patricia Summerfield: Social Sciences Department, European University of Valencia, Paseo de la Alameda, 7, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Vicente Prado-Gascó: Social Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibañez 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
María del Carmen Giménez-Espert: Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, University of Valencia, C/Jaume Roig s/n, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Patricia Mesa-Gresa: Psychobiology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibañez 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: The coexistence of diverse cultures in our society indicates the need to examine the factors related to the success of multicultural interactions. The study aims were to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire short form (MPQ-SF40), in a convenience sample of 392 university students. Then, the effect of sex and age was assessed, and finally, the levels and percentiles of multicultural personality were measured. The scale’s validity was assessed with exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA). Reliability was evaluated with Cronbach’s alpha, composite reliability (CR), and average variance extracted (AVE). The final structure of the MPQ-SF40 consisted of 18 items grouped into five factors that present adequate psychometric properties. Sex-specific differences in MPQ-SF40 were statistically significant for factor 1, cultural empathy, and for factor 5, flexibility; women showed greater values. When age was analyzed, significant low correlations were obtained. The students showed medium to high levels of multicultural personality. The highest levels correspond to the personality factors of cultural empathy and open-mindedness. The use of the Spanish version of the MPQ-SF40 seems justified to determine students’ multicultural personality traits, developing intervention programs to improve social support and the interpersonal relations between students.

Keywords: multiculturalism; personality; university students; validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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