Cultural mismatch theory of inequality and associated research indicates that a mismatch between independent cultural norms of institutions of higher education and students’ interdependent backgrounds account for disparities in academic achievement for students from historically underrepresented groups. Despite growing interest in interventions to reduce cultural mismatch, there was not yet a comprehensive measure of cultural match. We developed and validated the Cultural Match Scale (CMS) composed of 24 Likert-scale items. The CMS measures Navigation of Institutional Culture, Connection to Community, and Connection to Institutional Values. Data from 858 participants were utilized to obtain validity and reliability evidence. Three factors with a general method factor for all negatively worded items showed the best fit. Consistent with the prior findings, relationships with four criterion measures showed medium to large magnitudes of correlations. Reliability was acceptable to excellent levels. The use of the CSM was discussed along with the needs for future research.

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高等教育环境文化匹配量表的开发和初步验证

不平等的文化不匹配理论及相关研究表明，高等教育机构的独立文化规范与学生相互依存的背景之间的不匹配导致了来自历史上代表性不足群体的学生学业成绩的差异。尽管人们对减少文化不匹配的干预措施越来越感兴趣，但目前还没有一种全面的文化匹配衡量标准。我们开发并验证了由 24 个李克特量表项目组成的文化匹配量表 (CMS)。 CMS 衡量机构文化的导航、与社区的联系以及与机构价值观的联系。利用 858 名参与者的数据来获取有效性和可靠性证据。三个因素与所有负面措辞项目的通用方法因素显示出最佳拟合。与先前的发现一致，与四个标准测量的关系显示出中等到大量的相关性。可靠性达到了可以接受的优秀水平。讨论了 CSM 的使用以及未来研究的需求。