Malaysian Multi-Ethnic Discrimination Scale: preliminary factor and psychometric analysis
—The aims of this study were to determine the factor structure and psychometric properties (i.e., reliability and convergent validity) of the Malaysian Multi-Ethnic Discrimination Scale (MMEDS). It consists of 71-items measure experience, strategies used and consequences of ethnic discrimination. A...
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my.ums.eprints.176122021-04-30T08:02:28Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17612/ Malaysian Multi-Ethnic Discrimination Scale: preliminary factor and psychometric analysis Chua, Bee Seok Shamsul Amri Baharuddin Rosnah Ismail Ferlis Bahari BF Psychology —The aims of this study were to determine the factor structure and psychometric properties (i.e., reliability and convergent validity) of the Malaysian Multi-Ethnic Discrimination Scale (MMEDS). It consists of 71-items measure experience, strategies used and consequences of ethnic discrimination. A sample of 649 university students from one of the higher education institution in Malaysia was asked to complete MMEDS, as well as Perceived Ethnic and Racial Discrimination. The exploratory factor analysis on ethnic discrimination experience extracted two factors labeled ‘unfair treatment’ (15 items) and ‘Denial of the ethnic right’ (12 items) which accounted for 60.92% of the total variance. The two sub scales demonstrated clear reliability with internal consistency above .70. The convergent validity of the Scale was supported by an expected pattern of correlations (positive and significant correlation) between the score of unfair treatment and denial of the ethnic right and the score of Perceived Ethnic and Racial Discrimination by Peers Scale. The results suggest that the MMEDS is a reliable and valid measure. However, further studies need to be carried out in other groups of sample as to validate the Scale. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17612/1/Malaysian%20Multi%20Ethnic%20Discrimination%20Scale%20Preliminary%20factor%20and%20psychometric%20analysis.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17612/7/Malaysian%20Multi-Ethnic%20Discrimination%20Scale.pdf Chua, Bee Seok and Shamsul Amri Baharuddin and Rosnah Ismail and Ferlis Bahari (2015) Malaysian Multi-Ethnic Discrimination Scale: preliminary factor and psychometric analysis. International Science Index, 8 (12). pp. 954-959. |
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—The aims of this study were to determine the factor
structure and psychometric properties (i.e., reliability and convergent validity) of the Malaysian Multi-Ethnic Discrimination Scale (MMEDS). It consists of 71-items measure experience, strategies used and consequences of ethnic discrimination. A sample of 649 university students from one of the higher education institution in Malaysia was asked to complete MMEDS, as well as Perceived Ethnic and Racial Discrimination. The exploratory factor analysis on ethnic discrimination experience extracted two factors labeled ‘unfair treatment’ (15 items) and ‘Denial of the ethnic right’ (12 items) which accounted for 60.92% of the total variance. The two sub scales demonstrated clear reliability with internal consistency above .70. The convergent validity of the Scale was supported by an expected pattern of correlations (positive and significant correlation) between the score of unfair treatment and denial of the ethnic right and the score of Perceived Ethnic and Racial Discrimination by Peers Scale. The results suggest that the MMEDS is a reliable and valid measure. However, further studies need to be carried out in other groups of sample as to validate the Scale. |
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Malaysian Multi-Ethnic Discrimination Scale: preliminary factor and psychometric analysis |
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