A New Measurement of Acculturation for Hispanics: The Bidimensional Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (BAS)

Marín, Gerardo; J. Gamba, Raymond

doi:10.1177/07399863960183002

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A New Measurement of Acculturation for Hispanics: The Bidimensional Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (BAS)

Published in Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences • Aug 1, 1996

Authors:

Gerardo Marín

Raymond J. Gamba

Abstract

This article reports the development ofa bidimensional acculturation scaleforHispanics (BAS). The scale provides an acculturation score for two major cultural dimensions (Hispanic and non-Hispanic domains) by including 12 items (per cultural domain) that measure three language-related areas. A rando...

Subject

Acculturation

Scale (ratio)

Psychology

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