Parisse Chiara, Livi Stefano, Prislei Laura, Marini Mara, Berry John W
Department of Psychology of Development and Socialization Processes, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Int J Psychol. 2025 Aug;60(4):e70073. doi: 10.1002/ijop.70073.
The rise of migrants from different cultural backgrounds in Italy highlights the need to promote harmonious coexistence between them and the local population. A key factor in addressing this challenge is the level of acceptance in society of a multicultural ideology. An instrument to measure this concept has recently been revised into the Revised Multicultural Ideology Scale (MCI-r). Despite the urgency of adopting this broader ideology in Italy, no adaptation of the current scale has been made in the Italian context. To bridge this gap, our studies aim to adapt the MCI-r scale to the Italian context and assess its predictive validity on variables crucial for positive intergroup relations. We collected data from two distinct samples: one from Prolific (N = 301) and another from Sapienza University (N = 204). Using confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance, and convergent and discriminant validity analyses, we investigated the psychometric properties of the scale based on its recent validations in other societies. Furthermore, we tested its predictive validity concerning the quality of contact with migrants and political orientation. Our findings supported a four-factor solution and a higher-order dimension. Additionally, results supported the predictive validity of MCI-r and the superordinate dimension on positive contact with migrants and political orientations.
意大利不同文化背景移民的增加凸显了促进他们与当地居民和谐共处的必要性。应对这一挑战的一个关键因素是社会对多元文化意识形态的接受程度。一种衡量这一概念的工具最近被修订为《修订版多元文化意识形态量表》（MCI-r）。尽管在意大利采用这种更广泛的意识形态迫在眉睫，但目前的量表尚未在意大利语境下进行改编。为了弥补这一差距，我们的研究旨在使MCI-r量表适用于意大利语境，并评估其对积极群体间关系至关重要的变量的预测效度。我们从两个不同的样本中收集了数据：一个来自Prolific（N = 301），另一个来自罗马第一大学（N = 204）。通过验证性因素分析、测量不变性分析以及收敛效度和区分效度分析，我们基于该量表最近在其他社会中的验证情况，研究了其心理测量特性。此外，我们测试了其在与移民接触质量和政治取向方面的预测效度。我们的研究结果支持了一个四因素解决方案和一个高阶维度。此外，结果支持了MCI-r及其上级维度在与移民的积极接触和政治取向上的预测效度。
