Barry D T
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208098, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8098, USA.
J Immigr Health. 2001 Oct;3(4):193-7. doi: 10.1023/A:1012227611547.
Given the paucity of appropriate measures to assess the acculturation patterns of East Asian immigrants in the United States, a new acculturation instrument was developed and evaluated. One-hundred and fifty nonclinical East Asian immigrants (75 males and 75 females) were administered the East Asian Acculturation Measure (EAAM) and provided demographic information concerning length of stay in the United States and gender. Satisfactory reliability is reported for the four acculturation scales: assimilation, separation, integration, and marginalization. Length of stay was not associated with separation but was significantly positively associated with assimilation and integration and significantly negatively associated with marginalization. Gender was not associated with any of the acculturation scales. The findings suggest that the EAAM may be a useful tool for researchers and clinicians to investigate the acculturation patterns of East Asian immigrants.
鉴于评估美国东亚移民文化适应模式的适当措施匮乏，一种新的文化适应工具得以开发和评估。150名非临床东亚移民（75名男性和75名女性）接受了东亚文化适应量表（EAAM）的测试，并提供了在美国停留时间和性别的人口统计学信息。四个文化适应量表（同化、分离、融合和边缘化）的可靠性令人满意。停留时间与分离无关，但与同化和融合显著正相关，与边缘化显著负相关。性别与任何文化适应量表均无关联。研究结果表明，EAAM可能是研究人员和临床医生调查东亚移民文化适应模式的有用工具。
