Competence and control beliefs in three cultures: a German personality test applied at home, in Kenya and Poland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Competence and control beliefs are core self-evaluations with increasing value as predictors (e.g., in clinical, organizational, environmental, and educational psychology), and they are assumed to have a universal core that is shared across cultures. The Inventory for Self-Efficacy and Externality (I-SEE, Greve et al., https://doi.org/10.1207/S1532706XID0104_02 ), which has already been translated and transferred from Germany to several cultures, has not yet been analyzed with regard to its cross-cultural applicability. While a recently updated German short form shows promise for transcultural application, further research into the culturally specific meaning of the construct is needed.

Methods

A total of 1,084 participants from Germany, Kenya, and Poland complete

SUBMITTER: Heinecke-Muller M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421771 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature