National and Gender Measurement Invariance of the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS)

Author:

Crocetti Elisabetta1,Cieciuch Jan2,Gao Cheng-Hai3,Klimstra Theo4,Lin Ching-Ling5,Matos Paula Mena6,Morsünbül Ümit7,Negru Oana8,Sugimura Kazumi9,Zimmermann Grégoire10,Meeus Wim14

Affiliation:

1. Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

2. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland

3. Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China

4. Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

5. Tainan University of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan

6. University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

7. Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey

8. Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

9. Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

10. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS), a self-report measure aimed at assessing identity processes of commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment. We tested its factor structure in university students from a large array of cultural contexts, including 10 nations located in Europe (i.e., Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland), Middle East (i.e., Turkey), and Asia (i.e., China, Japan, and Taiwan). Furthermore, we tested national and gender measurement invariance. Participants were 6,118 (63.2% females) university students aged from 18 to 25 years ( Mage = 20.91 years). Results indicated that the three-factor structure of the U-MICS fitted well in the total sample, in each national group, and in gender groups. Furthermore, national and gender measurement invariance were established. Thus, the U-MICS can be fruitfully applied to study identity in university students from various Western and non-Western contexts.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology,Clinical Psychology

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3