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Research on Aging, Vol. 28, No. 5, 519-561 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027506289721
© 2006 SAGE Publications

Selecting an Acculturation Measure for Use With Latino Older Adults

Ann Marie Yamada

University of Southern California, amyamada{at}usc.edu

Ramón Valle

San Diego State University

Concepción Barrio

San Diego State University

Dilip Jeste

University of California, San Diego Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System

The purpose of this article is to ascertain the degree to which acculturation measures have been validated for use with older Latino adults and to offer recommendations to assist practitioners and researchers in selecting an empirically sound acculturation measure. The authors analyzed the psycho-metric properties of 15 subjective acculturation instruments that sampled Latino older adult respondents in their development or validation. In general, the limited data suggest a tendency for lower acculturation scores among older Latinos. A number of scales suffer from methodological flaws or lack sufficient psychometric data. The effect of age on acculturation was infrequently analyzed, and no measure was designed specifically for use with older adults, although several measures appear to have promise for use with Latino older adults. Because Latinos are one of the fastest growing sectors of the older adult population, further attention to the development and validation of acculturation measures for this population is urged.

Key Words: Hispanic • scales • measurement • aging • language proficiency


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