《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (4): 455-459.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2019.04.016

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Reliability and Validity of Disability Identity Scale in Chinese Version

LI Xue-hui1,2, FU Zhi-jun3, LIU Jiang4, DONG Dong5   

  1. 1.School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
    2.Shenzhen Association for Families with Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518009, China
    3.Law School, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
    4.Department of Sociology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China
    5.JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • Received:2018-11-07 Revised:2019-01-18 Published:2019-04-20 Online:2019-04-24
  • Contact: DONG Dong, E-mail: dongdong@cuhk.edu.hk
  • Supported by:
    National Social Science Foundation of China (General) (No. 18BSH054)

Abstract: Objective To investigate the applicability of Disability Identity Scale in Chinese context. Methods A total of 291 questionnaires about Disability Identity Scale were collected with multi-stage sampling in May, 2018. The preliminary structure of the Disability Identity Scale was analyzed with exploratory factor analysis, and the structural validity of the scale was discussed with confirmatory factor analysis. Results The Cronbach's α coefficient of the total scale was 0.865, and the internal consistency of each dimension of the scale was 0.742 to 0.838. The total test-retest reliability was 0.776, and the internal consistency of each dimension was 0.640 to 0.893. Five factors were extracted, named Positive Disability and Stigma/Shame in the dimension of personal identity, Social Acceptance, Social Exclusion-Personal Attribution, Social Exclusion-Social Attribution in the dimension of social identity. Conclusions Disability Identity Scale is reliable and stable that can be used in the study of disability identity in China after modification.

Key words: Disability Identity Scale, reliability, validity, personal identity, social identity

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