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Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 11, No. 3, 191-198 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/104365960001100305

Adapting a Measure of Acculturation for Cross-Cultural Research

Felicitas A. Dela Cruz, DNSc, RN

Azusa Pacific University

Geraldine V. Padilla, PhD

American Cancer Society, California Division

Elaine O. Agustin, BSN, RN

Methodist Hospital of Southern California

Although Filipino Americans are projected to become the largest Asian American ethnic group in this millennium, no acculturation measure existed for this group. This article describes a systematic and replicable process used in adapting and modifying A Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (ASASH) for use with Filipino Americans. It depicts the multiple and iterative steps of translation and back translation to produce A Short Acculturation Scale for Filipino Americans (ASASFA) in English and in Tagalog—the Philippine national language. Also, it describes the methods undertaken for the measures to achieve linguistic and cross-cultural validity through content, technical, experiential, semantic, and conceptual equivalence. With the dearth of linguistically and culturally valid measures for immigrant populations, the adaptation of valid measures developed for other cultures remains a viable option.


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