title: A psychometric assessment of the psychological and social well-being indicators in the PINE study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This report aims to establish the reliability and validity of five psychological and social well-being indictors in their applications to a U.S. Chinese aging population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (PINE) is a population-based epidemiological study of Chinese older adults in the Greater Chicago area. Internal consistency reliability was assessed by determining the coefficient alpha and inter-item correlation coefficients. Content validity was assessed by bilingual and bicultural study researchers and community leaders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The reliability and validity analysis supported the use of the Chinese version of the psychological and social well-being indicators in the PINE study. The value of Cronbach's alpha for fives scales ranged from .64 to .82, indicating reasonable internal consistency. Content validity was established through intensive review by a panel of experts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The instruments discussed in this report are reliable and valid measures to assess key dimensions of psychological and social distress of Chinese older adults.
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: E-Shien
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA xinqi_dong@rush.edu.
authors.forename: XinQi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002641:Chicago; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*
keywords: aging; population-based study; psychometrics