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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2015

01-02-2015 | Original Paper

Validation of Arabic and English Versions of the ARSMA-II Acculturation Rating Scale

Authors: Ahlam Jadalla, Jerry Lee

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

To translate and adapt the Acculturation Rating Scale of Mexican–Americans II (ARSMA-II) for Arab Americans. A multistage translation process followed by a pilot and a large study. The translated and adapted versions, Acculturation Rating Scale for Arabic Americans-II Arabic and English (ARSAA-IIA, ARSAA-IIE), were validated in a sample of 297 Arab Americans. Factor analyses with principal axis factoring extractions and direct oblimin rotations were used to identify the underlying structure of ARSAA-II. Factor analysis confirmed the underlying structure of ARSAA-II and produced two interpretable factors labeled as ‘Attraction to American Culture’ (AAmC) and ‘Attraction to Arabic Culture’ (AArC). The Cronbach’s alphas of AAmC and AArC were .89 and .85 respectively. Findings support ARSAA-II A & E to assess acculturation among Arab Americans. The emergent factors of ARSAA-II support the theoretical structure of the original ARSMA-II tool and show high internal consistency.
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Metadata
Title
Validation of Arabic and English Versions of the ARSMA-II Acculturation Rating Scale
Authors
Ahlam Jadalla
Jerry Lee
Publication date
01-02-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9889-2

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