Measuring acculturation among male Arab immigrants in the United States: an exploratory study.
Given the absence of empirical measures that assess acculturation patterns among male Arab immigrants, a new acculturation instrument was developed and evaluated. One hundred and fifteen adult male Arab immigrants were administered the Male Arab Acculturation Scale (MAAS), and psychometrically established measures of ethnic identity and self-esteem. Satisfactory reliability is reported for the two acculturation scales, separation/assimilation and integration/marginalization. Ethnic identity, self-construal, personal self-esteem, and collective self-esteem appear to be differentially associated with acculturation patterns among male Arab immigrants.
Barry
Declan T
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Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, CMHC/SAC Room 220, 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519-1187, USA. declan.barry@yale.edu
D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology