Developing the Bilingual Adult Reading History Questionnaire (Bi-ARHQ): Initial Validation, Psychometric Properties, and Factor Structure in a Chinese-English Context
Randomized trial evaluates the Bi-ARHQ's reliability and validity for assessing literacy in bilingual adults.
Key Points
This study aims to develop the Bilingual Adult Reading History Questionnaire (Bi-ARHQ) and assess its reliability and validity in a Chinese-English bilingual context.
Evaluated psychometric properties of the Bi-ARHQ with 593 Hong Kong Chinese-English bilingual adults.
Participants completed the Bi-ARHQ, which assesses reading, writing, and learning histories in L1 Chinese and L2 English.
Conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to establish a three-factor structure.
The Bi-ARHQ revealed a three-factor structure: L1 literacy difficulty, L1 literacy ability, and L2 English literacy competency.
L1 literacy difficulty and ability subscales predicted Chinese word reading, while L2 English literacy competency predicted English word reading.
The findings confirm the Bi-ARHQ as a reliable and valid tool for screening bilingual adults' reading difficulties.