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 Conceptual foundation. The SCAS‐R is an 11‐item instrument designed to measure three domains of a bifactor model of sociocultural adaptation: social interaction, ecological adaptation (namely, migration for educational or work purposes), and community engagement (Ward & Kennedy, 1999; Wilson et al., 2017).

 Cultural dimension(s) being measured: cultural adjustment. The SCAS‐R measures respondents' self‐reported behavioral cultural competency in a new cultural context. While it is not a measure of concrete culture‐specific knowledge, it does ask respondents to evaluate their level of competency about particular aspects of the specific culture.

 Reliability and validity. Recent results of research investigating reliability and validity of the SCAS‐R are promising. Wilson et al. (2017) summarize the results from three different samples, demonstrating that the instrument has internal consistency reliability as well as construct, predictive, and incremental validity.

 Generalizability. The phenomenon of intercultural adaptation has been shown to occur in virtually all cross‐cultural transitions and for all culture groups experiencing a new culture (Kim, 2001). The concept is therefore generalizable and the SCAS‐R, through the initial testing mentioned above, is also generalizable as an instrument for use across culture groups.