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ArticlePsicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS2021

Validation of the brief scale for the evaluation of acculturation stress in migrant population (EBEA).

Alfonso Urzúa, Diego Henríquez, Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, Vanessa Smith-Castro

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Article in Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. Predictors of Academic Adjustment Among International Students in Rural Southern USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  5. Discrimination and Health: The Mediating Effect of Acculturative Stress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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Alfonso UrzúaEscuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos, 0610, Antofagasta, Chile. alurzua@ucn.cl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0882-2194
Diego HenríquezEscuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos, 0610, Antofagasta, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-4246
Alejandra Caqueo-UrízarInstituto de Alta investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4614-8380
Vanessa Smith-CastroInstituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-4223

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Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico 1180315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcculturation stress is associated with poorer physical and mental health and a lower level of psychological well-being. The causes of acculturation stress are diverse, but most are similar in the migrant population. Despite the importance of evaluating this variable, few studies have reported culturally adapted and validated instruments for specific populations. Based on this, the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a short scale for the evaluation of acculturation stress (EBEA).

methodsTwo studies were conducted, involving 1725 first-generation Colombian and Peruvian migrants living in Chile, between the ages of 18 and 60 years. In addition to the EBEA and as evidence of validity, the Beck Anxiety Scale and the WHOQOL-BREF psychological health domain were applied. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out, and the reliability and nomological validity were evaluated.

resultsThe results in both studies indicated that the scale presents a factorial structure of three dimensions: (a) the stress derived from the preparation and departure from the country of origin, (b) the stress produced by socioeconomic concerns in the host country, and (c) the tensions typical of adaptation to sociocultural changes or Chilean society. The reliability coefficients and the analysis of their nomological validity were very good.

conclusionsThe EBEA is a measure that offers quick, useful screening for researchers who need a short measure for research among migrants. This tool contributes to the work of education, prevention, and intervention in the field of general health and migrants' mental health.

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AcculturationAcculturation stressMigrantMigrationStress

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PMCPMC7785782

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