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Assessment of the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) Among Low-Income, Immigrant Hispanics

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The present analysis sought to determine the usefulness and validity of the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) in assessment of acculturation among Hispanics participating in a colorectal cancer screening study. Primary data was collected from 2008 to 2009 through surveys in East Harlem community-based sites and health clinics among Hispanics. Bivariate correlations and independent samples t tests assessed SASH correlation with acculturation proxies and relationships between proxies, SASH, and sociodemographics. SASH was highly correlated with commonly used acculturation proxies; inter-scale correlations and alpha scores were high. Sociodemographics associated with proxy variables were associated with SASH. In conclusion, SASH is useful and valid for assessing acculturation among Hispanics; however, a shortened version or acculturation proxy variables could also be utilized.

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    Jennie Ellison, Lina Jandorf & Katherine Duhamel

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Ellison, J., Jandorf, L. & Duhamel, K. Assessment of the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) Among Low-Income, Immigrant Hispanics. J Canc Educ 26, 478–483 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-011-0233-z

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