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Measurement invariance of language brokering extent and attitudes in linguistic minority adolescents: Item response theory analyses.

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Using item response theory, we sought to evaluate measurement invariance of language brokering extent and attitudes in 3 linguistic minority groups of adolescents. METHOD: The sample included 765 (302 Chinese American, 327 Korean American, and 136 Mexican American; 57% females) ninth graders from immigrant families. RESULTS: Differential item functioning was detected for several items, and we retained items with equivalent parameters across 3 groups. The final items showed adequate internal consistency reliability and criterion validity. CONCLUSION: The refined scale is cross-ethnically invariant and appropriate for use with Chinese-American, Korean-American, and Mexican-American adolescents to compare their language brokering experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000224

Authors: Yishan Shen, Eunjin Seo, Yueqin Hu, Minyu Zhang, Ruth K. Chao

Institutions: Texas State University, The University of Texas at Austin, University of California, Riverside

Language: English

Topic: Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development