Individualism-Collectivism Scale

(Triandis and Gelfand, J Person Soc Psychol 74:118–128, 1998) developed a 16-items scale for measuring horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism by modifying the original scale developed by (Singelis et al., Cross-Cultural Res 29:240–275, 1995). The scale has four dimensions: Horizontal individualism, Vertical individualism, Horizontal collectivism, and Vertical collectivism, with four items each. To assess the scale's psychometric properties in the Indian cultural context, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using a sample of young adults from India aged between 18 and 25 years (N = 608; Male = 192; Female = 416). The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the four-factor model of the Individualism-Collectivism scale with 16 items fits the data (χ2(86) = 288.913; p < 0.001; CFI = .895; RMSEA = .062; SRMR = .065) with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.72). This chapter will also include the results of convergent validity and measurement invariance across gender.