Tieu Yvonne, Konnert Candace
Clinical Services Department,Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre.
Department of Psychology,University of Calgary.
Can J Aging. 2015 Mar;34(1):36-46. doi: 10.1017/S071498081400049X. Epub 2014 Dec 30.
Cultural adaptation is important to assess; however, most acculturation measures are unidimensional with little psychometric data for older immigrants. This study assessed a bidimensional measure, the Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA; Ryder, Alden, & Paulhus, 2000), among 149 (mean age: 73.92 years) Chinese Canadians. Internal consistencies were .84 and .83 for the Mainstream and Heritage subscales respectively, and they were orthogonal. Convergent and discriminant validity were demonstrated by predicted correlations between the VIA subscales and age at immigration, years in Canada, English fluency, and the Belief in Chinese Culture and Values Scale (BCCV; Lai & Chau, 2007). The VIA accounted for significantly more variance in language ability than the BCCV, above and beyond acculturation proxies. Exploratory factor analysis replicated the two-factor structure reported by Ryder et al. (2000). A confirmatory factor analysis indicated poor fit. This study supports a bidimensional model of cultural adaptation among older Chinese Canadians.
文化适应情况的评估很重要；然而，大多数文化适应测量方法都是单维度的，针对老年移民的心理测量数据很少。本研究对149名（平均年龄：73.92岁）加拿大华裔进行了一项双维度测量，即温哥华文化适应指数（VIA；Ryder、Alden和Paulhus，2000年）。主流文化和传统文化子量表的内部一致性分别为0.84和0.83，且二者相互正交。VIA子量表与移民年龄、在加拿大居住的年数、英语流利程度以及中国文化与价值观信念量表（BCCV；Lai和Chau，2007年）之间的预测相关性证明了其收敛效度和区分效度。除了文化适应指标外，VIA在语言能力方面解释的变异显著多于BCCV。探索性因素分析重现了Ryder等人（2000年）报告的双因素结构。验证性因素分析表明拟合度较差。本研究支持老年加拿大华裔文化适应的双维度模型。
