Crocetti Elisabetta, Cieciuch Jan, Gao Cheng-Hai, Klimstra Theo, Lin Ching-Ling, Matos Paula Mena, Morsünbül Ümit, Negru Oana, Sugimura Kazumi, Zimmermann Grégoire, Meeus Wim
Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland.
Assessment. 2015 Dec;22(6):753-68. doi: 10.1177/1073191115584969. Epub 2015 May 5.
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS), a self-report measure aimed at assessing identity processes of commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment. We tested its factor structure in university students from a large array of cultural contexts, including 10 nations located in Europe (i.e., Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland), Middle East (i.e., Turkey), and Asia (i.e., China, Japan, and Taiwan). Furthermore, we tested national and gender measurement invariance. Participants were 6,118 (63.2% females) university students aged from 18 to 25 years (Mage = 20.91 years). Results indicated that the three-factor structure of the U-MICS fitted well in the total sample, in each national group, and in gender groups. Furthermore, national and gender measurement invariance were established. Thus, the U-MICS can be fruitfully applied to study identity in university students from various Western and non-Western contexts.
本研究旨在检验乌得勒支身份承诺管理量表（U-MICS）的心理测量特性，这是一种自我报告测量工具，旨在评估承诺、深入探索和重新考虑承诺的身份过程。我们在来自广泛文化背景的大学生中测试了它的因子结构，这些文化背景包括欧洲的10个国家（即意大利、荷兰、波兰、葡萄牙、罗马尼亚和瑞士）、中东（即土耳其）和亚洲（即中国、日本和台湾）。此外，我们还测试了国家和性别测量不变性。参与者为6118名年龄在18至25岁之间的大学生（平均年龄=20.91岁），其中女性占63.2%。结果表明，U-MICS的三因子结构在总样本、每个国家组和性别组中都拟合良好。此外，还建立了国家和性别测量不变性。因此，U-MICS可有效地应用于研究来自不同西方和非西方背景的大学生的身份认同。
