Iwamasa Gayle Y., Pai Shilpa M., Hilliard Kristen M., Lin Shu-Hui
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 215 North Murray Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078.
Asian Am Pac Isl J Health. 1998 Winter;6(1):25-34.
PURPOSE. The present article summarizes the use of the SuinnLew Asian Self Identity Acculturation Scale (SLASIA) with a community sample of Japanese Americans. METHODOLOGY. The SLASIA was administered to 123 Japanese Americans in Los Angeles, CA. Analyses of internal consistency and concurrent validity were conducted. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS. Results indicated that the mean SLASIA score for this sample was 3.25, which according to the scale developers' conceptualization of acculturation, indicates a medium level of acculturation. Analyses revealed no gender differences. Psychometric properties of the SLASIA with this community sample of Japanese Americans appear to be adequate. Obtained correlation coefficients were somewhat lower than those found for college students; however, they still were in a reasonable range. Concurrent validity of the SL-ASIA was demonstrated with several other variables such as generational status and self-identification. CONCLUSIONS. This article presented the results of analyses of the SLASIA with a community sample of Japanese Americans. Results indicated that, although the correlation coefficients obtained from analyses examining internal consistency and concurrent validity were lower for this sample as compared to those found with college student samples, the SLASIA was found to have adequate psychometric properties with this community sample. Thus, results indicate that the SLASIA would be an appropriate screening measure to assess acculturation level among Japanese Americans in the community. RELEVANCE TO ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POPULATIONS. This article is particularly relevant to Japanese Americans. KEY WORDS. Acculturation, Japanese Americans, moderator variables, psychometric analyses.
目的。本文总结了将苏因-刘亚洲自我认同文化适应量表（SL-ASIA）用于日裔美国人社区样本的情况。方法。对加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的123名日裔美国人施测SL-ASIA。进行了内部一致性和同时效度分析。主要发现。结果表明，该样本的SL-ASIA平均得分为3.25，根据量表开发者对文化适应的概念化，这表明文化适应水平处于中等。分析显示无性别差异。SL-ASIA在这个日裔美国人社区样本中的心理测量特性似乎是合适的。得到的相关系数略低于大学生样本中的相关系数；然而，它们仍处于合理范围内。SL-ASIA的同时效度通过代际地位和自我认同等其他几个变量得到了证明。结论。本文呈现了对SL-ASIA在日裔美国人社区样本中的分析结果。结果表明，尽管与大学生样本相比，该样本在内部一致性和同时效度分析中得到的相关系数较低，但SL-ASIA在此社区样本中具有足够的心理测量特性。因此，结果表明SL-ASIA将是评估社区中日裔美国人文化适应水平的合适筛查工具。与亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民群体的相关性。本文对日裔美国人尤为重要。关键词。文化适应；日裔美国人；调节变量；心理测量分析。
