Counseling Psychology Program, Loyola University-Chicago, USA.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2012 Jan;18(1):64-73. doi: 10.1037/a0026600.
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Social Connectedness in Mainstream Society (SCMN) and the Social Connectedness in the Ethnic Community (SCETH) Scales in two groups of ethnic minorities. We especially examined their theoretical/conceptual and empirical viability in relation to other established constructs of general social connectedness, acculturation, and enculturation. Analyses of two sets of survey data from 200 Mexican American students in California and 134 Asian international students in Minnesota supported (a) construct validity of the SCMN and the SCETH as related but distinct structures, (b) convergent and discriminant validity in relation to acculturation and enculturation, and (c) high reliability. The examination of incremental validity in predicting subjective well-being further supported their distinctive utility in addition to other established constructs of general social connectedness, acculturation, enculturation, ethnic identity, and other group orientation. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
本研究考察了主流社会社会联系量表（SCMN）和族群社会联系量表（SCETH）在两组少数民族群体中的心理测量学特性。我们特别考察了它们与其他已建立的一般社会联系、文化适应和涵化的建构相关的理论/概念和实证可行性。对来自加利福尼亚的 200 名墨西哥裔美国学生和明尼苏达州的 134 名亚裔国际学生的两组调查数据的分析支持了以下观点：（a）SCMN 和 SCETH 的结构具有相关性，但也存在区别；（b）与文化适应和涵化相关的收敛和区别效度；（c）高信度。对预测主观幸福感的增量有效性的检验进一步支持了它们在其他已建立的一般社会联系、文化适应、涵化、民族认同和其他群体取向的建构之外的独特效用。讨论了对未来研究和实践的影响。
