Rachel E. Davis, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Sunghee Lee, PhD, is Associate Research Scientist, Program in Survey Methodology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Timothy P. Johnson, PhD, is Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago. Steven K. Rothschild, MD, is Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush Medical College, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois.
Nurs Res. 2019 Sep/Oct;68(5):348-357. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000366.
Through its influence on social interactions, simpatía may have a wide-ranging influence on Latinx health. Simpatía-which does not have a direct English translation-refers to being perceived as likeable, pleasant, and easygoing. Research to investigate the influence simpatía on Latinx health is limited, likely due to a lack of options for measuring simpatía among diverse Latinx populations.
The goal of this research was to develop a bilingual, survey-based simpatía scale for use among ethnically diverse Latinx adults in health-related settings.
Data were obtained through a telephone survey data of 1,296 Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American adults living in the United States. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish. Exploratory factor analysis, item response theory analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and computation of estimates of internal consistency reliability were conducted to inform the development of the final simpatía scale.
Results indicate that the final, nine-item, simpatía scale has high internal consistency (α = .83) and measurement invariance among Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American adults. Two dimensions were identified, as indicated by a perceptions subscale and a behavior subscale. Cuban Americans were found to have the highest simpatía scores, followed by Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans.
Culture is often identified as a powerful potential influence on health-related behaviors, but measures are often not available to assess specific cultural traits. By developing a new tool for measuring simpatía, this research advances opportunities for understanding and promoting Latinx health.
通过对社交互动的影响，simpatía 可能会对拉丁裔的健康产生广泛的影响。simpatía——没有直接的英文翻译——指的是被认为可爱、愉快和随和。由于缺乏在不同拉丁裔人群中衡量 simpatía 的选择，因此针对 simpatía 对拉丁裔健康影响的研究有限。
本研究的目的是为在健康相关环境中使用的不同族裔的拉丁裔成年人开发一种双语、基于调查的 simpatía 量表。
数据来自于对 1296 名居住在美国的墨西哥裔美国人、波多黎各人和古巴裔美国人的电话调查。访谈以英语和西班牙语进行。进行了探索性因素分析、项目反应理论分析、验证性因素分析以及内部一致性可靠性的计算，以确定最终 simpatía 量表的开发。
结果表明，最终的九项 simpatía 量表具有较高的内部一致性（α=0.83），并且在墨西哥裔美国人、波多黎各人和古巴裔美国人中具有测量不变性。两个维度被确定，分别是感知子量表和行为子量表。古巴裔美国人的 simpatía 得分最高，其次是波多黎各人和墨西哥裔美国人。
文化通常被认为是对健康相关行为有强大潜在影响的因素，但往往没有可用的衡量标准来评估特定的文化特征。通过开发一种新的衡量 simpatía 的工具，本研究为理解和促进拉丁裔健康提供了机会。
