According to Ho and Nesbit (2009) the cross-cultural validity of Neubert and
Wu's replication study found "Alpha coefficients for RLSQ sub-scales in their sample
ranged from 0.45 to 0.72 and using the Nunnally criteria of 0.70, five out of nine subscales
failed to yield acceptable levels of reliability" (p. 452). Neubert and Wu (2006)
found some RSLQ dimensions that correlated in the Chinese context such as the selfleadership
dimensions of goal setting, visualizing successful performance, self-talk, selfreward
and self-punishment, but not all could be generalized due to cultural differences
of interpretation, meaning and practice (p. 365). The results indicated further research
was required on the cross-cultural application and validation of RSLQ.