title: Adaptation of the Psychological-Behavioral Acculturation Scale to a Community of Urban-based Mexican Americans in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the psychometric properties of the Psychological-Behavioral Acculturation Scale (P-BAS), a tool gauging behavioral and psychological acculturation after adapting it through formative research to people of Mexican origin in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed data from adapted P-BAS questionnaires in the TalaSurvey study, using standard methods to establish internal consistencies (Cronbach's alpha), construct validity, and ascertain if the value orientation profile differed by ethnic group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2012-13, 505 respondents (mean age 45.2 ± 14.1, 56% female) participated: 250 European Americans (EA) and 255 people of Mexican origin (MA).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although internal consistencies of 15 value orientation measures were occasionally low, overall results were encouraging. A weighted combination of value orientation scores strongly discriminated between EA and MA. Additionally, the pattern of relationships among MAs identified between acculturation scores and the validity contrasts supported the construct validity of the proposed dual framework. The trend was particularly evident for most behavioral variables.
authors.affiliation: 1. School of Dentistry, Indiana University / Purdue University at Indianapolis.
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maupomé
authors.affiliation: 2. Oral Health CRC, University of Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mariño
authors.affiliation: 1. School of Dentistry, Indiana University / Purdue University at Indianapolis.
authors.forename: Odette M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Aguirre-Zero
authors.affiliation: 3. Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Inc.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohmit
authors.affiliation: 3. Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Inc.
authors.forename: Siqi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Acculturation; Dual Scales; Mexican Americans; Psychological Scale; Psychometric Properties