Wallen Gwenyth R, Feldman Robert H, Anliker Jean
Department of Health Education, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
J Immigr Health. 2002 Apr;4(2):95-102. doi: 10.1023/A:1014550626218.
The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of a brief language usage scale as a measure of acculturation in 197 Central American immigrant women. This study presents an analysis of cross-sectional survey data collected during face-to-face interviews conducted in Spanish as part of the program evaluation of the Infant Feeding for Hispanic Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Populations a Peer Education Model. The Short Acculturation Scale, a four-item language usage scale exploring the participants' language preferences, was used as a measure of acculturation. The participant's age, length of time in the United States, and perceived social support for breastfeeding were used as validation measures. Results demonstrated good internal reliability for the acculturation summary scale. Consistent with previous studies, significant correlations (p < 0.01) were found between acculturation and mother's age, perceived social support for breastfeeding, and mother's length of time in the United States. The reliability and validity data from this group of Central American immigrants support the continued use of this brief measure of acculturation in diverse Latino subpopulations when multidimensional measures are neither practical nor feasible.
本研究的目的是测试一种简短语言使用量表作为197名中美洲移民女性文化适应程度衡量指标的信度和效度。本研究对在以西班牙语进行的面对面访谈中收集的横断面调查数据进行了分析，该访谈是针对西班牙裔妇女、婴儿和儿童补充营养项目（WIC）人群的婴儿喂养同伴教育模式项目评估的一部分。简短文化适应量表是一个包含四个项目的语言使用量表，用于探究参与者的语言偏好，被用作文化适应程度的衡量指标。参与者的年龄、在美国的停留时间以及对母乳喂养的感知社会支持被用作效度衡量指标。结果表明文化适应总量表具有良好的内部信度。与先前的研究一致，在文化适应程度与母亲年龄、对母乳喂养的感知社会支持以及母亲在美国的停留时间之间发现了显著相关性（p < 0.01）。来自这组中美洲移民的信度和效度数据支持，当多维测量既不实际也不可行时，在不同的拉丁裔亚人群体中继续使用这种简短的文化适应程度测量方法。
