Herron Jalene L, Hernandez-Vallant Alexandra, Hirchak Katherine A, Lyons Abram J, Jansen Kelley, Dirks Lisa G, Shaw Jennifer, McPherson Sterling M, Buchwald Dedra, McDonell Michael G
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2024 Sep 17:1-14. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2024.2401863.
The American Indian Enculturation Scale (AIES) was developed for American Indian populations to measure connection to traditional culture, but it has not been evaluated in Alaska Native people. While American Indian and Alaska Native individuals are grouped together, significant differences exist between groups. As a part of a randomized controlled trial for contingency management to reduce alcohol use, 160 Alaska Native adults completed the AIES. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a one-factor, 15-item version of the AIES, removing items 1 and 2 and correlating items 8 and 10, was a reliable (15 items; α = 0.896) and valid measure in this sample (χ [89] = 155.788, <.001; CFI = 0.903; TLI = 0.886; RMSEA = 0.068 [90% confidence interval {CI} 0.050-0.086]; <.001; SRMR = 0.060). The study provides limited evidence of enculturation's structural validity, as measured by the AIES, for Alaska Native adults. Future confirmatory work and potential adaptation is needed to evaluate the empirical utility of the AIES for Alaska Native individuals seeking help to reduce alcohol use.
美国印第安人文化适应量表（AIES）是为美国印第安人群体开发的，用于衡量与传统文化的联系，但尚未在阿拉斯加原住民中进行评估。虽然美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民个体被归为一组，但两组之间存在显著差异。作为一项旨在减少酒精使用的应急管理随机对照试验的一部分，160名阿拉斯加原住民成年人完成了AIES测试。验证性因素分析表明，AIES的一个单因素、15项版本，去除第1项和第2项，并将第8项和第10项相关联，在该样本中是一种可靠的（15项；α = 0.896）且有效的测量方法（χ[89] = 155.788，<.001；CFI = 0.903；TLI = 0.886；RMSEA = 0.068 [90%置信区间{CI} 0.050 - 0.086]；<.001；SRMR = 0.060）。该研究提供了有限的证据，证明以AIES衡量的文化适应结构效度对阿拉斯加原住民成年人有效。未来需要进行验证性工作和潜在的调整，以评估AIES对寻求帮助减少酒精使用的阿拉斯加原住民个体的实证效用。
