title: Cognitive styles in an international perspective: cross-validation of the Cognitive Style Indicator (CoSI).
abstract: This study examines the cross-cultural validity of the Cognitive Style Indicator (CoSI). Measurement equivalence tests were performed on data collected from a Belgian (n = 300) and a South African (n = 246) sample of students and employees. Confirmatory factor analyses within each sample showed the best fit to the data for a three-factor model underlying the CoSI. Measurement invariance tests, using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, indicated that the relationships among the scales showed equivalence across cultures. Although the study is an important first step toward the cross-validation of the CoSI, further research in other international samples is particularly needed to strengthen these results.
authors: Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Competence Centre People and Organization, Reep 1, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. eva.cools@vlerick.com
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Cools
authors: Ann-Sophie
authors: AS
authors: de Pauw
authors: Karlien
authors: K
authors: Vanderheyden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D002605:Character; D003071:Cognition; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013019:South Africa; D013850:Thinking; D055815:Young Adult