Using the Social, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental (S.A.F.E.) Acculturation Stress Scale to Assess the Adjustment Needs of Hispanic College Students.

Fuertes, Jairo N.; Westbrook, Franklin D.

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ERIC Number: EJ542326

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Using the Social, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental (S.A.F.E.) Acculturation Stress Scale to Assess the Adjustment Needs of Hispanic College Students.

Fuertes, Jairo N.; Westbrook, Franklin D.

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, v29 n2 p67-76 Jul 1996

Reexamined the validity and reliability of the 24-item S.A.F.E. scale and found it to be a reliable measure of Hispanics' acculturation stress. Also studied the effect of generational status, gender, and socioeconomic status on the levels of acculturation stress experienced by this sample. (RJM)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Coping, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Minority Groups, Social Integration, Stress Management, Student Adjustment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special theme issue on assessment and diversity.