Validating the Negative Context of Reception Scale for Mainland Puerto Ricans

This study examined the extent to which the Negative Context of Reception Scale generates valid and reliable scores with Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors. A sample of 319 adult Hurricane Maria survivors completed measures of the negative context of reception, discrimination, language stress, d...

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Published inThe Counseling psychologist Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 33 - 62
Main Authors Schwartz, Seth J., Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M., Bates, Melissa M., Calderón, Ivonne, Garcia, Maria Fernanda, Montero-Zamora, Pablo, Duque, Maria, Pineros-Leano, María, Scaramutti, Carolina, Brown, Eric C., Rodríguez, José, Salas-Wright, Christopher P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2024
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Age differences
Anxiety
Competence
Confirmatory factor analysis
Discrimination
Life satisfaction
Measures
Mental depression
Optimism
Puerto Ricans
Survivor
Hurricane Maria
cultural stress
Puerto Ricans
context of reception
internalizing symptoms
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Summary:This study examined the extent to which the Negative Context of Reception Scale generates valid and reliable scores with Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors. A sample of 319 adult Hurricane Maria survivors completed measures of the negative context of reception, discrimination, language stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, optimism, and life satisfaction. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) indicated that the previously validated one-factor solution fit the data adequately, and multigroup invariance tests indicated that this solution fit largely equivalently across gender, age groups, year of arrival in the United States, and self-reported English proficiency. Negative context of reception was correlated positively with discrimination and language stress, positively with symptoms of depression and anxiety, and negatively with optimism and life satisfaction. It may be important to adjust item order to reduce intercorrelations among some item responses. This study offers an instrument that counselors can use with Hurricane Maria survivor clients.
ISSN:0011-0000
1552-3861
DOI:10.1177/00110000231205037