title: Assessment of the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) among low-income, immigrant Hispanics.
abstract: The present analysis sought to determine the usefulness and validity of the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) in assessment of acculturation among Hispanics participating in a colorectal cancer screening study. Primary data was collected from 2008 to 2009 through surveys in East Harlem community-based sites and health clinics among Hispanics. Bivariate correlations and independent samples t tests assessed SASH correlation with acculturation proxies and relationships between proxies, SASH, and sociodemographics. SASH was highly correlated with commonly used acculturation proxies; inter-scale correlations and alpha scores were high. Sociodemographics associated with proxy variables were associated with SASH. In conclusion, SASH is useful and valid for assessing acculturation among Hispanics; however, a shortened version or acculturation proxy variables could also be utilized.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jandorf
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duhamel
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D019727:Proxy; D012933:Social Identification; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires