Immigration Policy as a Social Determinant of Health
Development and Initial Validation of a Measure to Assess Attitudes toward Immigrant Integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21835158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Kiehne (0000-0001-9942-0184, Colorado State University, corresponding author), Stefani N Baca-Atlas (0000-0002-8915-6751, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 293-307 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-190X • E-ISSN: 1937-1918 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19371918.2020.1781014 |
| PMID | 32602781 |
| OpenAlex | W3039798630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Anti-immigrant policymaking in the U.S. is a critical social determinant of health compromising the wellbeing of immigrants and, by extension, communities of color. It is imperative that social work, public health, and other allied professions unite to address anti-immigrant policymaking by improving intergroup attitudes and building broader public support for immigrant integration. This study fills a gap in the literature by psychometrically developing and initially validating a measure of attitudes toward integrationist immigration policymaking. A three-stage study was conducted to explore, calibrate, and validate the factor structure using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Findings suggest there are two distinct but interrelated dimensions of attitudes toward integrationist immigration policies: support for the (a) extension of pathways to legal status and (b) expansion of eligibility for social rights and benefits. Initial evidence of criterion validity for the scale is offered. The utility of the measure for intergroup intervention testing is discussed
Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Exploratory factor analysis · Immigration · Political science · Psychometrics · Structural equation modeling · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |