CPQ Results

All of the assessments we have been assigned in this course have proven to be helpful in understanding our values, cultural awareness and flexibility. The same is true for the Cultural Perspective Questionnaire. The feedback we received not only shows our personal results but also those of the class respondents and our country of birth which only enriches the feedback.

When it comes to relation to the environment, my highest score on the mastery dimension seems valid. I do believe that people are the ones controlling our environment. Having said that I also want to emphasize that this power should be used wisely and with great caution. Our world is constantly changing and we should be aware of the consequences of our own actions.

As far as relationship among people, my scores on the collective and individual dimensions are very similar. This result is also not surprising. There is a positive correlation between the idea that our main responsibility is to and for a larger group of people and the efforts to understand and reach out to a diverse group of people. I am very interested and curious about different people from different cultures (their specific cultural characteristics, values, traditions, communication patterns etc.). My inquisitiveness is also supported by the fact that my score on the good nature of people is quite high. Being open-minded and trusting is an important step in successfully communicating across cultures. I have been a volunteer for the past 6-7 years with two organizations that work with children in need and refugees. I believe that people are generally good-natured and deserve all the support they can get from others who are a little more fortunate.

What I find interesting about this questionnaire is the fact that results on different dimensions from the same category could be very similar which completely makes sense. My scores on being and thinking in the activity orientation are almost the same, and they both seem valid.

When comparing my results with the average for Bulgaria, the largest gap is in the orientation towards the past. My score is almost 2.0 lower than the one for Bulgaria. I also have the lowest score on that dimension from the entire group. This result is not surprising to me since I usually focus on the present and near future.