title: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the Asian American Racism-Related Stress Inventory.
abstract: The authors conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the Asian American Racism-Related Stress Inventory (AARRSI) to further examine the underlying factor structure in a total sample of 1,273 Asian American participants. In the first step of analysis, an exploratory factor analysis with 651 participants yielded a 13-item two-factor solution to the data. In the second step, a confirmatory factor analysis with 622 participants supported both the 13-item two-factor model and the original 29-item three-factor model in the cross-validation sample and generational and ethnicity analyses. The two-factor and three-factor models produced internal consistency estimates ranging from .81 to .95. In addition, the authors examined convergent and criterion related evidence for 13-item and 29-item versions of the AARRSI. Given its brief nature and generally good fit across generational status and ethnicity, the authors suggest that the 13-item AARRSI might be advantageous for research and assessment endeavors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. mmille27@umd.edu
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Jungeun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Grace A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Alvin N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D002140:California; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States