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ICAPS is a 55-item test that reliably and validly measures four important psychological skills associated with successful intercultural adaptation and adjustment.
At completion receive a PDF report with a total score and four scores corresponding to the four psychological skills necessary for intercultural adjustment.
Description
The Intercultural Adjustment Potential Scale (ICAPS) is a validated test that measures four important psychological skills associated with successful intercultural adaptation and adjustment.
Years of scientific research have shown that the four skills measured by the ICAPS are some of the most important predictors of adaptation and adjustment not only across cultures, but also within a society or culture (intracultural adaptation and adjustment). Thus, it’s a great tool to use to measure adjustment potential in general, whether going abroad, interacting with people from different cultures, or working within one’s own society and culture.
The ICAPS was initially developed over a six-year period involving 19 studies that had over 2,500 participants which established its scientific reliability and validity.
Today, over 17,000 individuals from many different countries and cultures around the world have taken the ICAPS (see Scientific Evidence for a listing of scientific publications documenting the reliability and validity of the ICAPS in the ICAPS Report Additional Content document).
Who can Benefit from using the ICAPS?
Companies, training managers, trainers, and trainees can use the ICAPS to:
- Help recruit and select individuals for international, intercultural, or overseas assignments, as part of a broad assessment procedure;
- Identify individual strengths and weaknesses pre-departure;
- Assess the efficacy of training programs;
Researchers can use the ICAPS as an instrument to assess psychological skills that have been empirically validated to predict intercultural adaptation and adjustment.
Easy to use!
Participants mark their responses to 55 items describing aspects of themselves. The test generally takes only 10-15 minutes to complete.
Five scores are generated, a total score and four scores corresponding to the four psychological skills necessary for adjustment.
These are:
- Emotion Regulation – Emotional Robustness: The ability to monitor and manage one’s emotional experiences and expressions, and to channel their energies in constructive ways.
- Openness – Rigidity: The ability to encounter new experiences, emotions, and thoughts.
- Flexibility and Creativity: The ability to assimilate new experiences, schemas, and ways of thinking into one’s own.
- Critical Thinking and Social Conscientiousness: The ability to think outside the box in creative and autonomous ways, and to adhere to social norms.
ICAPS for Research
Are you interested in using ICAPS for research purposes? For the manual and researchers packet, contact us at info@humintell.com or call us at 510-620-9668.
