Citation
Malcarne, Vanessa L.; Merz, Erin L.; Gonzalez, Patricia; Isasi, Carmen R.; Navas-Nacher, Elena L.; Perreira, Krista M.; Castañeda, Sheila F.; Penedo, Frank J.; & Gallo, Linda C. (2022). The Scale of Ethnic Experience Long and Short Forms in Spanish and English: Psychometric Findings from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(4), 503-512. PMCID: PMC9869708Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychometric properties and cross-group equivalence of scores from Spanish and English long and short forms of the Scale of Ethnic Experience (SEE; Malcarne et al., 2006) in a multisite representative cohort from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study.METHOD: Hispanic/Latino adults (N = 5,313) completed a battery of measures, including the original 32-item SEE, in their preferred language of Spanish or English. A 12-item version of the SEE, comprised of three items representing each of the four original subscales, was created and evaluated for invariance across language and self-identified heritage (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, Dominican, and South American). Internal consistency reliability and convergent/discriminant validity of the subscales were also evaluated.
RESULTS: Results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) did not support the four-subscale structure of the original 32-item SEE (Ethnic Identity, Perceived Discrimination, Social Affiliation, and Mainstream Comfort). Multigroup CFA supported the structural invariance of the SEE-Short Form across language and heritage groups. Patterns for convergent and discriminant validity were generally within expected effect sizes and directions, and consistent across language and heritage.
CONCLUSIONS: Psychometric findings support the utility of the newly developed 12-item short form of the SEE for measuring multiple dimensions of ethnic experience in Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000508Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2022Journal Title
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority PsychologyAuthor(s)
Malcarne, Vanessa L.Merz, Erin L.
Gonzalez, Patricia
Isasi, Carmen R.
Navas-Nacher, Elena L.
Perreira, Krista M.
Castañeda, Sheila F.
Penedo, Frank J.
Gallo, Linda C.