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A Preliminary Validation of the Telic and Paratelic Dominance Scales with Japanese Respondents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

John H. Kerr ,
Mary M. Gerkovich  and
Mary R. Cook
John H. Kerr
Affiliation:
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Mary M. Gerkovich
Affiliation:
Midwest Research Institute, USA
Mary R. Cook
Affiliation:
Midwest Research Institute, USA
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to extend international comparative research on the Telic and Paratelic Dominance Scales (TDS & PDS) to include data from 560 Japanese individuals. Statistical analyses to check the factor structure, reliability and relationship between Japanese scores on the two scales were carried out. In addition, test-retest reliability was also examined. The results indicated stronger support for the factor structure of the PDS than the TDS. Coefficient alpha statistics produced weaker alpha values for the TDS than the PDS and the relationship between Japanese scale scores were significant and in the expected direction. Test-retest reliability was found to be strong for both scales. Based on the present results, future work on the development of an international scale of telic-paratelic dominance should focus on the PDS, rather than the TDS.

Keywords

telic dominanceparatelic dominancereversal theoryJapanese students
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South Pacific Journal of Psychology , Volume 12 , 2000 , pp. 23 - 32
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Copyright © University of Papua New Guinea and Massey University, New Zealand/Aotearoa 2000

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