Specifying the Underlying Constructs of Home Culture Attachment Scale

This study was conducted to extract first, the underlying factors of Home Culture Attachment Scale (HCAS) and second, to confirm these factors via Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. To meet this end, the scale was distributed to 374 English language learners in private language institutes in Mashhad, Iran. To determine the construct validity of the scale, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed. The results of the analyses demonstrated that there were five underlying factors of the scale. Then, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis was performed to find a model of interaction among variables. The SEM results confirmed the existence of five factors. Finally, statistical results were discussed and implications were provided in the context of English language learning. © 2013 IJSCL. All rights reserved. 1 Associate Professor, Email: rpishghadam@yahoo.com (Corresponding Author) Tel: +98-511-8796830 2 Associate Professor, Email: smrhir@gmail.com 3 MA, Email: e.bazri@yahoo.com * Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran ARTICLE HISTORY: Received November 2012 Received in revised form February 2013 Accepted February 2013 Available online February 2013