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The Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale: An Initial Report

Educational and Psychological MeasurementPublished 1 June 1987
Richard M. Suinn, Kathryn Rickard-Figueroa, Sandra Lew, Patricia Vigil
Citations661
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.93
SNIP2.21

Abstract

Level of acculturation has been recognized as important in clinical work with ethnic minorities. However, scales are lacking for assessment of this variable for Asians. The SL-ASIA, Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale, was modeled after a successful scale for Hispanics. Initial reliability and validity data are reported for two samples of Asian subjects, from two states.

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Social Sciences