Psychometrics of a Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics in a Probability Sample of Urban Hispanic Adolescents and Young Adults
dc.contributor.author | Norris, Anne | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ford, Kathleen | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bova, Carol | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-13T19:20:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-13T19:20:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Norris, Anne; Ford, Kathleen; Bova, Carol (1996). "Psychometrics of a Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics in a Probability Sample of Urban Hispanic Adolescents and Young Adults." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 1(18): 29-38. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67301> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0739-9863 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67301 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article presents data in support of the reliability and validity of afour-item measure of acculturationfor Hispanics. The study has three strengths. First, this brief measure is evaluated with a probability sample of Hispanic adolescents and young adults (ages 15-24 years) living in urban, low-income households. Second, the sample contains both second-and third-generation Puerto Rican and Mexican American adolescents and young adults. Third, the acculturation measure was administeredas part ofaface-to-face interview. The four-item acculturation scale correlated highly with generation, length of time in the United States, subjective evaluation of acculturation, country of birth, and language chosen for the interview. The psychometric properties of this brief scale are comparable to those obtained for other published scales. Results support the use of this four-item measure of acculturation as a simple, inexpensive measure that involves minimal respondent burden. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. | en_US |
dc.title | Psychometrics of a Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics in a Probability Sample of Urban Hispanic Adolescents and Young Adults | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Boston College | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Boston College | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67301/2/10.1177_07399863960181004.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/07399863960181004 | en_US |
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dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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