Cross-ethnic Invariance of Self-esteem and Depression Measures for Chinese, Filipino, and European American Adolescents

Russell, Stephen T.; Crockett, Lisa J.; Shen, Yuh Ling; Lee, Sun A.

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“…Cross-group equivalence analyses were based on a two-factor structure for the RSES (Model 5) and compared factor loadings and item intercepts (item means) across groups (Byrne, 2001). Such analyses are appropriate given that configural invariance (similar factor structure across groups) was demonstrated previously (Russell, Crockett, Shen, & Lee, 2008). A comparison of nested models that were increasingly constrained (starting with item loadings, then item intercepts, and onto correlations between the two RSES factors) suggested that each of these elements of the SEM model were invariant across all three groups.…”

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Dimensionality and Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Use With Latino Adolescents

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Plunkett

2010

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract:This study evaluated the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) using a large sample (n = 814) of adolescents in Mexican, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan immigrant families who completed surveys in English. Results suggested that the RSES may be best specified as assessing two somewhat distinct yet related constructs. There was a high degree of measurement equivalence across the three nationality groups and also a high degree of equivalence across samples separated by generational status (adolescents born in the United States vs. not). There was relatively strong evidence to suggest that bidimensionality of the RSES for use with Salvadoran and Guatemalan adolescents is related to method effects associated with negatively worded items. Findings also suggested that two RSES factors (positive self-esteem and self-deprecation) assess substantively distinct elements of self-esteem as psychological control by mothers, age, and generational status were more strongly related to a self-deprecation (negatively worded items) factor than to a positive self-esteem factor. Implications for using the RSES in research on Latino adolescents are discussed.Keywords: Factor Structure | Rosenberg | Self-Esteem | Adolescents | Validity | Latinos Article:Numerous studies over the past 40 years have employed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) to assess adolescents' global feelings of self-worth and associations between both predictors of self-esteem and a variety of developmental outcomes. Despite its wide use, little evidence exists supporting the validity and factor structure of the RSES when used with samples of adolescents in immigrant families from Latin America. Unanswered questions relate to (a) the factor structure and dimensionality of the RSES for use with Latinos and (b) within Latino variation in RSES measurement properties across national origin groups and generational status. To address these issues, this study employed a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) strategy to examine the factor structure and cross-group equivalence of the RSES using samples of adolescents in immigrant families from Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Dimensionality of the RSES and Cross-Cultural ValidityAlthough measurement studies related to the RSES are few, the available studies have most prominently focused on the factor structure or dimensionality of the RSES and the cross-cultural validity of the RSES. This first issue relates to questions regarding whether the RSES assesses a single unidimensional construct or if the RSES is better specified as comprising two subdimensions of self-esteem. Evidence for a bidimensional factor structure comes from exploratory factor analysis studies pointing to two RSES factors (Carmines & Zeller, 1979) and CFA alternative models studies finding that a bidimensional model demonstrates a superior fit compared to a unidimensional RSES model (see Greenberger, Chen, Dmitrieva, & Farruggia, 2003 for a review). These studies have consistently found that one putativ...

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Dimensionality and Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Use With Latino Adolescents

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2010

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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“…Given the problems associated with the reliance on selfreport assessments such as common method variance and mood-congruent recall bias (see the study by Clements, Aber, & Seidman, 2008, on depressive symptoms affecting stressful event recalls), it would be beneficial to use multiple sources of informants (e.g., Ge et al, 2006) or systematically incorporate approaches such as multiagent -multimethod assessment (e.g., Yasui, Dorham, & Dishion, 2004). Finally, studies comparing across groups should consider evaluating and reporting the equivalence of constructs across different groups (e.g., Prelow, Weaver, & Swenson, 2006) because the construct of interest may not be appropriate for some groups (e.g., Russell, Crockett, Shen, & Lee, 2008).…”

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Racial and Ethnic Differences: Sociocultural and Contextual Explanations

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Otsuki-Clutter

2011

J of Research on Adolesc

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With the increasing focus on racial and ethnic diversity in studies of adolescence, this review highlights trends in this research over the past decade. Not only is the sheer number of studies incorporating diverse youth increasing, this research has penetrated many areas of the study of adolescence. Some of this research has attempted to recognize and also capture the contextual and/or sociocultural processes that may explain racial and ethnic diversity or differences among youth in the United States and other countries. Research examining sociocultural and contextual processes underlying racial and ethnic differences is especially evident in the areas of parenting and family socialization. A considerable amount of research on ethnic minority and immigrant youth has also been conducted on their ethnic identity and acculturation, including processes of ethnic identity development, discrimination experiences, and the role of ethnic identity and discrimination in relation to adolescents' well-being. The theoretical implications of this research will be addressed in terms of what we have learned from studying diverse youth and how this focus has contributed to our theories of adolescence.

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“…Furthermore, cross-ethnic measurement equivalence was tested using methods described by Russell et al (2008). The three-factor model fit the data well when the means and factor loadings were constrained (CFI = .94, RMSEA = .05, and v 2 [111] = 152.23, p \ .01) and relatively well when means, factor loadings, and intercepts were constrained to be equal across groups (CFI = .90, RMSEA = .06, and v 2 [120] = 192.96, p \ .01), suggesting that the three-factor microaggression model generally captured the same constructs across groups.…”

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Ethnic Microaggressions and the Depressive and Somatic Symptoms of Latino and Asian American Adolescents

Huynh

2012

J Youth Adolescence

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Ethnic microaggressions are a form of everyday, interpersonal discrimination that are ambiguous and difficult to recognize as discrimination. This study examined the frequency and impact of microaggressions among Latino (n = 247) and Asian American (n = 113) adolescents (M (age) = 17.18, SD = .75; 57 % girls). Latino adolescents reported more frequent microaggressions that dismiss their realities of discrimination and microaggressions characterized by treatment as a second class citizen than Asian Americans, but similar levels of microaggressions that highlight differences or foreignness. There were no ethnic differences in the extent to which adolescents were bothered by microaggressions. Moreover, even supposedly innocuous forms of discrimination are associated with elevated levels of anxiety, anger, and stress, which may increase feelings of depression and sickness. Microaggressions should be recognized as subtle discrimination that send messages about group status and devaluation, and similar to overt discrimination, can evoke powerful emotional reactions and may affect mental health.

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Cross-ethnic Invariance of Self-esteem and Depression Measures for Chinese, Filipino, and European American Adolescents

Cited by 28 publications

References 39 publications

Dimensionality and Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Use With Latino Adolescents

Dimensionality and Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Use With Latino Adolescents

Racial and Ethnic Differences: Sociocultural and Contextual Explanations

Ethnic Microaggressions and the Depressive and Somatic Symptoms of Latino and Asian American Adolescents

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