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The validation process involved exploratory factor analysis (EFA), reliability testing, convergent and discriminant validity assessment, split-sample cross-validation through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), measurement invariance testing, and hierarchical regression to establish predictive validity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\u2022 Exploratory factor analysis: Produced a five-factor solution consistent with the theoretical model.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\u2022 Reliability: Internal consistency was high across dimensions (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1\u2009=\u20090.81\u20130.92).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\u2022 Convergent and discriminant validity: Convergent validity was achieved (Average Variance Extracted (AVE)\u2009&gt;\u20090.50), and discriminant validity was confirmed, as the square root of each construct\u2019s AVE exceeded its correlations with all other constructs.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\u2022 Split-sample cross-validation (CFA): Dividing the sample into two equal groups demonstrated model stability across subsamples, with acceptable fit indices (Group 1: CFI\u2009=\u20090.90, RMSEA\u2009=\u20090.080; Group 2: CFI\u2009=\u20090.903, RMSEA\u2009=\u20090.042).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\u2022 Measurement invariance: Configural invariance was established across gender groups (CFI\u2009=\u20090.901; RMSEA\u2009=\u20090.049), followed by partial metric invariance after freeing two masculinity items, and partial scalar invariance after intercept adjustments, enabling meaningful latent mean comparisons.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      \u2022 Predictive validity: Hierarchical regression revealed that collectivism (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009.62,\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      .001), uncertainty avoidance (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009.57,\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      .001), and long-term orientation (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009.51,\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      .001) significantly predicted entrepreneurial intentions within a multivariate model, jointly explaining 66.1% of the variance. Notably, uncertainty avoidance showed a positive association consistent with adaptive resilience in collectivist contexts characterized by uncertainty.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Cultural Values Scale demonstrated robust psychometric properties using Ugandan data. 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