Assessing Collectivism in Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Psychometric Evaluation

AIDS Educ Prev. 2016 Feb;28(1):11-25. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2016.28.1.11.

Abstract

The study of collectivism has implications for HIV prevention research, especially in studies that use a social networking or community mobilization approach. However, research on collectivism in race/ethnicity and sexual minority groups is limited. We psychometrically evaluated a brief version of the Individualism-Collectivism Interpersonal Assessment Inventory (ICIAI) in a chain-referral sample of 400 Latino, 393 Asian/Pacific Islander, and 403 African American men who have sex with men (MSM). Data were collected via a one-time survey on demographics, the ICIAI, acculturation, and ethnicity identity. We conducted a multiple groups confirmatory factor analysis to assess for measurement invariance across the three groups of MSM, as well as tested its reliability and validity. The ICIAI evidenced good psychometric properties and was invariant across all groups. We highlight implications for how this measure of collectivism can be applied toward the study of HIV prevention and in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Acculturation
  • Adult
  • Asian People*
  • Bisexuality
  • Black or African American*
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Culture
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections / psychology*
  • Hispanic or Latino*
  • Homosexuality, Female
  • Homosexuality, Male / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minority Groups
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Social Behavior
  • Social Networking
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Transgender Persons