Citation

Chavez DV, Moran VR, Reid SL, Lopez M. Hisp. J. Behav. Sci. 1997; 19(1): 34-44.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/07399863970191002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The following is a preliminary report of the psychometric characteristics of a modified version of the Societal, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental Acculturative Stress Scale (SAFE). The modified version, the SAFE-C, was designedfor use with school-age children. To assess its reliability and validity, the SAFE-C was administered to Latino and EurAmerican children between the ages of 8 and 1O years. Cronbach s alpha revealed an internal consistency of.86. In addition, a multivariate analysis of variance found significant differences between the Latino and EurAmerican groups, with Latino children scoring higher on the SAFE-C, thereby helping to establish the validity of the measure. It is suggested that the SAFE-C will facilitate more meaningful research into the acculturative process for Latino children.

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