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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Measure of 'Machismo' Among Anglo, African American, and Mexican American Male Drinkers
- Source :
- Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. May, 2001, Vol. 23 Issue 2, 171
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- This article presents the results of a confirmatory factor analysis expanding and enhancing a previously developed measure of 'machismo' both to explore the dimensionality of the measure and to test the invariance of factor structure in a sample of Anglo, African American, and Mexican American adult male drinkers. Specifically, this article (a) describes the development of a multidimensional 13-item machismo measure, (b) tests the goodness of fit of a series of confirmatory factor models examining single versus multiple factor solutions (e.g., Does a unitary machismo factor fit, or must positive and negative dimensions be modeled?), and (c) tests the invariance of the resulting model across racial-ethnic groups. Results support the use of the measures for cross-ethnic studies and emphasize the importance of a multidimensional measure including both positive and negative dimensions.
Details
- ISSN :
- 07399863
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.74440370