title: The Asian American values scale--multidimensional: development, reliability, and validity.
abstract: The development of the 42-item Asian American Values Scale-Multidimensional (AAVS-M) is presented. In Study 1, data from 163 Asian American respondents were subjected to a principal components analysis, which reduced the initial set of 180 items to 42 items divided into 5 components: collectivism, conformity to norms, emotional self-control, family recognition through achievement, and humility. The data also revealed initial evidence of the AAVS-M total and subscale scores' reliability and validity. In Study 2, data from 189 Asian American respondents were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis, which supported a hierarchical factor structure underlying the AAVS-M. Additional reliability and validity evidence of AAVS-M total and subscale scores were found. In Study 3, data from 38 Asian American respondents yielded evidence of AAVS-M total and subscale scores' test-retest reliability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490, USA. bkim@education.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Bryan K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Lisa C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gladys F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012945:Social Values