Development and validation of a multicultural counseling competency scale for Malaysian professional counselors

This study describes the development and validation of a 32‐item instrument to assess the multicultural counseling competencies of 508 Malaysian professional counselors. Exploratory factor analysis identified five underlying factors of multicultural counseling competency (MCC), and this five‐factor...

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Published inJournal of Multicultural Counseling and Development Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 12 - 31
Main Authors Jaladin, Rafidah Aga Mohd, Amit, Noh, Aziz, Nabeel Abedal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2023
Subjects
Competence
competencia en consejería multicultural
Confirmatory factor analysis
consejeros profesionales
consejería en Malasia
Construct Validity
Counseling
Counselors
desarrollo de escala
Exploratory factor analysis
Factor Analysis
Malaysian counseling
Measures
Multicultural counseling
multicultural counseling competency
Multiculturalism & pluralism
professional counselors
scale development
Validity
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Summary:This study describes the development and validation of a 32‐item instrument to assess the multicultural counseling competencies of 508 Malaysian professional counselors. Exploratory factor analysis identified five underlying factors of multicultural counseling competency (MCC), and this five‐factor model of MCC, confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis, has more than the three dimensions proposed in the literature. These findings provide strong evidence for construct validity and encourage the use of this instrument among counselors. Resumen Este estudio describe el desarrollo y la validación de un instrumento de 32 elementos para evaluar las competencias en consejería multicultural de 508 consejeros profesionales malasios. El Análisis Factorial Exploratorio identificó cinco factores subyacentes de la Competencia en Consejería Multicultural (MCC, por sus siglas en inglés) y este modelo de cinco factores de la MCC, confirmado por el Análisis Factorial Exploratorio, tiene más que las tres dimensiones propuestas en las investigaciones publicadas. Estos hallazgos proporcionan una prueba sólida de la validez del constructo y apoyan el uso de este instrumento por parte de consejeros.
ISSN:0883-8534
2161-1912
DOI:10.1002/jmcd.12256