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Autor/inn/en | Deyo, Richard A.; und weitere |
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Titel | A Simple Language-based Acculturation Scale for Mexican Americans: Validation and Application to Health Care Research. |
Quelle | In: American Journal of Public Health, 75 (1985) 1, S.51-55 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Acculturation; English (Second Language); Language Usage; Measures (Individuals); Mexican Americans; Rating Scales; Research Methodology; Test Validity |
Abstract | Describes the development and validation of a simple scale for quantifying English use among Mexican Americans and analyzes its applicability to the study of health behavior and attitudes. Asserts that this scale may prove most useful for studying clinical phenomena which are more dependent on communication and less dependent on income and education. (KH) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |