Intercultural Adjustment Potential Scale (ICAPS)

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

15 minutes

External Cost

Yes

Source

Matsumoto, D., LeRoux, J., Ratzlaff, C., Tatani, H., Uchida, H., Kim, C., & Araki, S. (2001). Development and validation of a measure of intercultural adjustment potential in Japanese sojourners: The Intercultural Adjustment Potential Scale (ICAPS). International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 25(5), 483-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0147-1767(01)00019-0

Tags:

  1. Assessment
  2. assessment instruments
  3. creativity
  4. emotional resilience
  5. formative assessment
  6. frame shifting
  7. openness

This survey was originally developed and normed on Japanese populations; thus, we hypothesize that it might be particularly apt for use with East Asian students, and possibly students of similar descent. Additional validation of the survey's robustness is reported in:

Matsumoto, D., LeRoux, J. A., Iwamoto, M., Choi, J. W., Rogers, D., Tatani, H., & Uchida, H. (2003). The robustness of the Intercultural Adjustment Potential Scale (ICAPS): The search for a universal psychological engine of adjustment. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27(5), 543-562. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0147-1767(03)00053-1