Archibald Cynthia, Rhodd Rupert
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, USA.
ABNF J. 2013 Spring;24(2):42-6.
The purpose of this study was to develop and test a measure of acculturation for Afro-Caribbean teens who might be at high risk for Sexually Transmitted Disease including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Adaptation needs become challenging as many Caribbean immigrants to the United States who are undocumented or without financial fortitude, often live in substandard urban communities with highest rates of HIV and STDs. After obtaining permission to revise the instruments and participants' consents, two existing measures of acculturation were used in this instrument development. Eight Afro-Caribbean adolescents served as judges to revise the instruments for appropriateness to Afro-Caribbean culture; they developed a composite of the two instruments. Afro-Caribbean community experts and a researcher with instrument development expertise further checked for readability and content validity. The new instrument with good content validity and high reliability was tested among 42 Afro-Caribbean youth. The results are discussed.
本研究的目的是开发并测试一种针对非洲裔加勒比青少年的文化适应测量方法，这些青少年可能面临包括人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）和获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）在内的性传播疾病的高风险。由于许多移民到美国的加勒比人没有合法身份或经济实力，往往生活在艾滋病毒和性传播疾病发病率最高的不达标城市社区，适应需求变得具有挑战性。在获得修订工具的许可和参与者的同意后，本工具开发中使用了两种现有的文化适应测量方法。八名非洲裔加勒比青少年担任评委，修订工具以使其适合非洲裔加勒比文化；他们编制了两种工具的综合版本。非洲裔加勒比社区专家和一名具有工具开发专业知识的研究人员进一步检查了可读性和内容效度。在42名非洲裔加勒比青年中测试了具有良好内容效度和高信度的新工具。对结果进行了讨论。
