Language Measurement Equivalence of the Ethnic Identity Scale with Mexican American Early Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	White, Rebecca M. B.; Umana-Taylor, Adriana J.; Knight, George P.; Zeiders, Katharine H.
Titel	Language Measurement Equivalence of the Ethnic Identity Scale with Mexican American Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 31 (2011) 6, S.817-852 (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431610376246
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Mexican Americans; Multilingualism; Early Adolescents; Spanish; English; Researchers; Measures (Individuals); Self Concept; Adolescent Development; Mothers; Translation; Second Languages; Error of Measurement; Depression (Psychology); Coping; Social Support Groups; Socialization; Values; Hispanic American Culture; Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Hispanoamerikaner; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Spanisch; English language; Englisch; Researcher; Forscher; Messdaten; Selbstkonzept; Mother; Mutter; Second language; Zweitsprache; Messfehler; Bewältigung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Wertbegriff; Hispanistik
Abstract	The current study considers methodological challenges in developmental research with linguistically diverse samples of young adolescents. By empirically examining the cross-language measurement equivalence of a measure assessing three components of ethnic identity development (i.e., exploration, resolution, and affirmation) among Mexican American adolescents, the study both assesses the cross-language measurement equivalence of a common measure of ethnic identity and provides an appropriate conceptual and analytical model for researchers needing to evaluate measurement scales translated into multiple languages. Participants are 678 Mexican-origin early adolescents and their mothers. Measures of exploration and resolution achieve the highest levels of equivalence across language versions. The measure of affirmation achieves high levels of equivalence. Results highlight potential ways to correct for any problems of nonequivalence across language versions of the affirmation measure. Suggestions are made for how researchers working with linguistically diverse samples can use the highlighted techniques to evaluate their own translated measures. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10