Development of the Multidimensional Inventory of Deaf Acculturative Stress

Deaf adults may experience acculturative stress as they navigate within and between the Hearing and Deaf communities. However, no measure has been developed to assess levels of deaf acculturative stress. This study aimed to develop the Multidimensional Inventory of Deaf Acculturative Stress (MIDAS)....

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Published inJournal of deaf studies and deaf education Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 408 - 422
Main Authors Aldalur, Aileen, Pick, Lawrence H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 15.09.2022
Subjects
Acculturation
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Deafness - psychology
Empirical Manuscript
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Persons With Hearing Impairments
Stress, Psychological
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Young Adult
United States
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Summary:Deaf adults may experience acculturative stress as they navigate within and between the Hearing and Deaf communities. However, no measure has been developed to assess levels of deaf acculturative stress. This study aimed to develop the Multidimensional Inventory of Deaf Acculturative Stress (MIDAS). The MIDAS was developed through a sequential and iterative scale development procedure and then tested on a sample of 104 deaf adults across the United States (age range = 18-79; 74% female). Principal component analyses were run for item refinement and selection. The final analyses yielded four factors for Stress from the Hearing Community, three factors for Stress from the Deaf Community, and two factors for Intersectionality. Construct validity was demonstrated through correlations in the expected directions with measures of Hearing and Deaf acculturation identity and ethnic/racial identity. The utility of the MIDAS is discussed with regard to future research.
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ISSN:1081-4159
1465-7325
DOI:10.1093/deafed/enac016