Psychometric Evaluation of the 6-item Version of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure with East Asian Adolescents in Canada.
We examined the psychometric properties of scores on a 6-item version of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) among East Asian adolescents in Canada. A series of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted for 4,190 East Asians who completed a provincial survey of students in grades 7 to 12. The MEIM measured highly correlated dimensions of ethnic identity (explorationandcommitment). Further, multi-group CFA indicated that the scale measured the same constructs on the same metric across three age groups and across four groups with varying degrees of exposure to Canadian and East Asian cultures. The findings suggest the short version of the MEIM can be used to compare levels of ethnic identity across different age or acculturation groups.
University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Yuko
Y
Homma
University of British Columbia Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Bruno D
BD
Zumbo
University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; McCreary Centre Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Elizabeth M
EM
Saewyc
University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; University of British Columbia Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sabrina T
ST
Wong
Asian; acculturation; adolescent health survey; confirmatory factor analysis; measurement invariance