Development of the Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory for adults of Mexican origin.

Abstract

The Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory (MASI), a 36-item stress measure that was developed to assess acculturative stress among persons of Mexican origin living in the United States, was tested on a community sample of 174 adults (117 women, 57 men). Principal-components analyses yielded 4 stable and internally consistent factors: Spanish Competency Pressures (7 items), English Competency Pressures (7 items), Pressure to Acculturate (7 items), and Pressure Against Acculturation (4 items). These 4 factors accounted for 64.4% of the variance and correlated in the expected directions with criterion measures of acculturation and/or psychological adjustment. Further reliability and validity testing of the MASI is discussed as well as the utility of this measure in assessing acculturative stress among adults of Mexican origin.

Predicting levels of Latino depression: Acculturation, acculturative stress, and coping.

“…The Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory (MASI; Rodriguez et al, 2002) is a 36-item measure that was developed to assess stress among individuals of Mexican origin living in the United States. The MASI incorporates items that correspond to pressures from the mainstream American and Latino cultures, as well as stressors associated with developing competency in English or Spanish language.…”

“…Mean scores for each subscale were calculated in which higher scores reflect greater levels of acculturative stress. Internal consistency coefficients for the MASI subscales, in the form of Cronbach's alphas, have been reported at .91, .93, .84, and .77 for English Competency, Spanish Competency, Pressure to Acculturate, and Pressure Against Acculturation, respectively (Rodriguez et al, 2002). For the present study, the coefficients were .86, .89, .86, and .73 for English Competency, Spanish Competency, Pressure to Acculturate, and Pressure Against Acculturation, respectively.…”

“…Acculturative stress involves a pervasive and longstanding process that emerges from the perceived imbalance of cultural demands and available resources (Smart & Smart, 1995). These acculturative stressors include pressures with fluency of English and Spanish as well as the task of adhering to American and Latino ways of living (Rodriguez, Myers, Bingham Mira, Flores, & GarciaHernandez, 2002).…”

“…However, few studies have examined the different types of acculturative stressors that correspond to pressures from the U.S. and Latino cultures, particularly as they relate to mental health outcomes. As an exception, the Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory (MASI) assesses the demands associated with adapting to the United States as well as pressures stemming from maintaining the traditional Latino culture (Rodriguez et al, 2002).…”

Potentiometrie examination of complexation equilibria of some phenoxyacetic acid derivatives with Cu(II), Cd(II) and Zn(II)

“…Better retention is obtained in acidic solution, whereas at higher pH values, the retention of the molecules on various soils is very weak, as reported by El Hadiri (1994). Other studies have shown the influence of the presence of metals in an ionic state in the soil on the adsorption of the pesticides (Rodriguez and Hermandez, 1985;Hance, 1969;Khan, 1974;Jamet and Piedallu, 1975;Fadayomi and Warren, 1977).…”