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| A measure of English acculturation stress and its relationships with psychological and physical health status in a sample of elderly Russian immigrants | | Author(s) | Thanh V Tran, Tricia Sung, Anh-Luu T Huynh-Hohnbaum |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 50, no 3/4, 2008 |
| Pages | pp 37-50 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Immigrants ; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ; Cognitive processes ; Adjustment ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study aims to evaluate the factor structure and criterion validity of the English Language Acculturation Stress (ELAS) scale in a community-based sample of elderly Russian immigrants. The sample consists of 300 Russian immigrants with an equal number of females and males, aged 59 to 93. The majority of the respondents were married (72%) at the time the interviews were conducted. On average, the respondents have lived in the United States for about 7 years. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to ascertain the factor structure or conceptual dimensions of the 11-item ELAS scale were performed. The findings revealed that this 11-item scale encompasses three dimensions : basic English skills, survival English skills, and social involvement English skills. Correlation analyses of the scale with depression, physical health status and length of residence suggest that the ELAS has good criterion validity and potential as a screening instrument of language acculturation stress for elderly Russian immigrants. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080416202 B |
| Classmark | TJ: 7AA: DA: DR: F: CC: D: 4C: 3F: 7T |
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