Psychometric evaluation of the inventory of dimensions of emerging adulthood (IDEA) in China

• Jin Kuang ^[1] ; Juan Zhong ^[2] ; Peiying Yang ^[1] ; Xinran Bai ^[1] ; Yinglan Liang ^[1] ; Boris Cheval ^[3] ; Fabian Herold ^[4] ; Gaoxia Wei ^[8] ; Alyx Taylor ^[9] ; Jieting Zhang ^[1] ; Chun Chen ^[5] ; Jing Sun ^[6] ; Liye Zou ^[1] ; Jeffrey Jensen Arnett ^[7]
  1. [1] Shenzhen University

     Shenzhen University

     China

     
  2. [2] Springfield College

     Springfield College

     City of Springfield, Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Université de Genève

     Université de Genève

     Genève, Suiza

     
  4. [4] University of Potsdam

     University of Potsdam

     Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam, Alemania

     
  5. [5] Chinese University of Hong Kong

     Chinese University of Hong Kong

     RAE de Hong Kong (China)

     
  6. [6] Griffith University

     Griffith University

     Australia

     
  7. [7] Clark University

     Clark University

     City of Worcester, Estados Unidos

     
  8. [8] Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
  9. [9] AECC University College, Bournemouth

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• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 23, Nº. 1, 2023, págs. 101-110
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100331
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  • Background/Objective Emerging adulthood (EA, age range between 18 to 29 years) is an important developmental stage that is characterized by marked social and psychological changes. Currently, its developmental features are quantified by the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA) but a validated Chinese version of this questionnaire (IDEA-C) is lacking. Thus, this research, which consists of two consecutive studies, aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the translated IDEA in a Chinese sample of emerging adults.

    Method Firstly, a forward-backward translation of the IDEA-C scale was conducted. Item analysis and exploratory factor analysis were performed in Sample 1a (n = 2438), followed by structural validity test in Sample 1b (n = 2461). Concurrent validity and internal consistency were evaluated in Sample 1(n = 4899). Finally, test-retest reliability was tested in Sample 2 (n = 185). Then, the second study aimed to test the factor structure proposed by study 1 in the non-student sample (n = 2200) by confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, the second study also investigated whether the attainment of college education influenced the EA experience of non-student emerging adults in China. And the association was examined between the socioeconomic status of emerging adults and the subscales of IDEA.

    Results In the college sample, the IDEA-C scale presented a four-factor structure different from the original five-factor structure (χ2(190)=1116.84, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.97; TLI = 0.96; SRMR = 0.039; RMSEA = 0.050 [90%CI=0.047-0.052]). In addition, IDEA-C exhibited good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha >0.77), test-retest reliability (r>0.49, p < 0.01) and concurrent validity. And the CFA in non-student sample also showed an adequate fit indices (χ2(158) =710.10, p < 0.001, TLI=0.93, CFI=0.94, SRMR=0.038, RMSEA=0.04 [90%CI=0.037-0.040]) and an adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha >0.64) and test-retest reliability (r>0.43, p < 0.01).

    Conclusion The results of the present study confirmed that the Chinese version of the IDEA is found to be valid for measuring psychological characteristics of EA in Chinese-speaking samples of emerging adults.

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