The conceptual model that specifies the relations (numbered) among concepts operationalized in this study appears in Fig. 1.
The third group consisted of our two acculturation concepts, operationalized into 5 domains and measured accordingly through validated questions[ 11, 19]: (1) mastery of Dutch language as a proxy for contact with native Dutch, (2) religiosity, (3) attitudes on care for family, (4) attitudes on male-female role and (5) attitudes on family values.
GG drew upon her sociological knowledge of 'social capital' to develop the concept of 'research capital' and MR drew upon her knowledge of organisations and systems to show how the concept is operationalized.
Country concept is operationalized first with a country reputation scale (Yang et al., 2008; Passowet al., 2005) and second by a measure of country image.
The team faultline concept is operationalized using multivariate cluster analysis analysts use faultline measures to identify subgroups/clusters in a team and to quantify how subgroups/clusters are separated.
In this context, the central concept is operationalized in terms of four structural elements: teaching style, learning style, assessment and management style of educational activities, intending to reveal a conditionality between theese and the academic preparation of students.
The concept is operationalized into a self-administered instrument, the SOC scale which measures an individual's SOC.
The cross-cultural validity of the PTGI-SF has been investigated and shown to be satisfactory, however, due to the individualistic culture in which this concept was operationalized, this measurement may not be equally applicable to a collectivistic culture, which many of our patients came from [ 152].
