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Factorial invariance of the Marianismo Beliefs Scale among Latinos in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study
Author(s) -
Castillo Linda G.,
González Patricia,
Merz Erin L.,
Nuñez Alicia,
Castañeda Sheila F.,
Buelna Christina,
Ojeda Lizette,
Giachello Aida L.,
Womack Veronica Y.,
Garcia Karin A.,
Penedo Frank J.,
Talavera Gregory A.,
Gallo Linda C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.23031
Subject(s) - psychology , miami , acculturation , puerto rican , scale (ratio) , ethnic group , gerontology , measurement invariance , sociocultural evolution , confirmatory factor analysis , demography , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , medicine , sociology , geography , anthropology , environmental science , cartography , mathematics , soil science , statistics
Abstract Objective The Marianismo Beliefs Scale (MBS) assesses five components of marianismo, a cultural script of Latina gender role expectations. This study evaluated the MBS's psychometric properties across language, sex, and Latino subgroups (Mexican American, Central American, Cuban American, Dominican American, Puerto Rican, and South American). Method Study sample was derived from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study which consisted of a community sample of 4879 Latino adults aged 18–64 from four field centers (Miami, FL, USA; San Diego, CA, USA; Bronx, NY, USA; Chicago, IL, USA). Results Confirmatory factor analyses supported five factors. English and Spanish versions demonstrated equivalence of factor loadings and error variances across Latino subgroups and sex. Conclusion Although the MBS English and Spanish versions are psychometrically sound measures for male and female Latino adults, future research is needed to determine whether direct scale scores are comparable.