Measurement invariance of the multigroup ethnic identity scale in elderly population belonging to andean indigenous peoples of northern Chile

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102139

Julio Tereucan-Angulo , Miguel Galván-Cabello , Claudio Briceño-Olivera , Lorena Gallardo-Peralta , Abel Soto-Higuera

{"title":"Measurement invariance of the multigroup ethnic identity scale in elderly population belonging to andean indigenous peoples of northern Chile","authors":"Julio Tereucan-Angulo , Miguel Galván-Cabello , Claudio Briceño-Olivera , Lorena Gallardo-Peralta , Abel Soto-Higuera","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102139","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study evaluated the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measurement (MEIM) scale in the older adult population of the Indigenous Andean peoples of Chile. The sample size was of 978 participants with an average age of 71.14 years. The confirmatory factor analysis technique was used to evaluate the two-factor structure, exploration and affirmation, proposed by previous studies. To this evaluation was added the analysis of invariance, restricting criteria for the five Indigenous Andean people according to the configural, metric and partial scalar level. The results of the study showed these three levels of invariance, which implies that the MEIM provides comparable results among the peoples evaluated. This is relevant because it confirms the evidence of the MEIM as a measurement instrument for ethnic identity, in this case in elderly population, which also allows comparing the construct among the Indigenous Andean peoples of northern Chile.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102139"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147176725000021","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

The present study evaluated the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measurement (MEIM) scale in the older adult population of the Indigenous Andean peoples of Chile. The sample size was of 978 participants with an average age of 71.14 years. The confirmatory factor analysis technique was used to evaluate the two-factor structure, exploration and affirmation, proposed by previous studies. To this evaluation was added the analysis of invariance, restricting criteria for the five Indigenous Andean people according to the configural, metric and partial scalar level. The results of the study showed these three levels of invariance, which implies that the MEIM provides comparable results among the peoples evaluated. This is relevant because it confirms the evidence of the MEIM as a measurement instrument for ethnic identity, in this case in elderly population, which also allows comparing the construct among the Indigenous Andean peoples of northern Chile.

查看原文本刊更多论文

智利北部安第斯原住民老年人多族群认同量表的测量不变性

本研究评估了智利安第斯原住民老年人多族群认同测量（MEIM）量表的因素结构和测量不变性。样本量为978名参与者，平均年龄为71.14岁。采用验证性因子分析技术对前人提出的探索性和肯定性双因子结构进行评价。在这一评价之外，还根据结构、度量和部分标量水平分析了安第斯五土著人民的不变性和限制标准。研究结果显示了这三个水平的不变性，这意味着MEIM在被评估的人群中提供了可比性的结果。这是相关的，因为它证实了MEIM作为种族认同的测量工具的证据，在这种情况下，在老年人口中，这也允许比较智利北部土著安第斯人民的结构。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

14.30%

发文量

122

期刊介绍： IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of theory, practice, and research in intergroup relations. The contents encompass theoretical developments, field-based evaluations of training techniques, empirical discussions of cultural similarities and differences, and critical descriptions of new training approaches. Papers selected for publication in IJIR are judged to increase our understanding of intergroup tensions and harmony. Issue-oriented and cross-discipline discussion is encouraged. The highest priority is given to manuscripts that join theory, practice, and field research design. By theory, we mean conceptual schemes focused on the nature of cultural differences and similarities.