Table 2.
Parameter Estimates for Positively Worded and Negatively Worded Affirmation Items
| Item Wording | Item/Factor | 2-Factor Model | Bifactor Model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Method | IECV | |||
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| I am happy with my ethnicity. | Pos01 | .928 (.042) | .900 (.025) | .307 (.067) | 0.896 |
| If I could choose, I would not change my ethnicity. | Pos02 | .725 (.032) | .707 (.045) | .199 (.083) | 0.927 |
| I do not wish I was of a different ethnicity. | Pos03 | .737 (.022) | .713 (.039) | .239 (.092) | 0.899 |
| I like my ethnicity. | Pos04 | .852 (.039) | .815 (.039) | .338 (.081) | 0.853 |
| My feelings about my ethnicity are mostly positive. | Pos05 | .889 (.023) | .925 (.027) | −.226 (.176) | 0.944 |
| I feel positive about my ethnicity | Pos06 | .950 (.032) | .946 (.030) | .000 (.00) | 1.000 |
| My feelings about my ethnicity are mostly negative. | Neg01R | .817 (.017) | .556 (.050) | .574 (.050) | 0.484 |
| I feel negatively about my ethnicity. | Neg02R | .877 (.039) | .596 (.056) | .627 (.047) | 0.475 |
| I wish I were of a different ethnicity. | Neg03R | .943 (.036) | .606 (.056) | .718 (.042) | 0.416 |
| I am not happy with my ethnicity. | Neg04R | .848 (.027) | .523 (.046) | .681 (.046) | 0.371 |
| If I could choose, I would prefer to be of a different ethnicity. | Neg05R | .916 (.018) | .564 (.059) | .735 (.041) | 0.371 |
| I dislike my ethnicity. | Neg06R | .894 (.015) | .550 (.069) | .716 (.056) | 0.371 |
Note. All loadings were significant and standard errors are reported in parentheses. IECV item explained common variance