The Hispanic Women's Social Stressor Scale: Understanding the Multiple Social Stressors of U.S.- and Mexico-Born Hispanic Women

Autor/inn/en	Goodkind, Jessica R.; Gonzales, Melissa; Malcoe, Lorraine H.; Espinosa, Judith
Titel	The Hispanic Women's Social Stressor Scale: Understanding the Multiple Social Stressors of U.S.- and Mexico-Born Hispanic Women
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30 (2008) 2, S.200-229 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986308316178
Schlagwörter	Stress Management; Females; Focus Groups; Predictive Validity; Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis; Hispanic Americans; Stress Variables; Mexican Americans; Cultural Influences; Immigrants; Socioeconomic Status; Socioeconomic Influences; Racial Bias; Family Influence; Parent Influence; Employment Level; New Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Messdaten; Faktorenanalyse; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Beschäftigungsgrad
Abstract	Measurement of social stressors among Hispanic women is a growing and important area of study, particularly in terms of understanding explanatory mechanisms for health disparities. This study involved adaptation of the Hispanic Stress Inventory and the Latin American Stress Inventory to create a measure of social stressors specifically for both immigrant and nonimmigrant Hispanic women. The measurement development process included review of existing scales, focus groups with Hispanic women (U.S.- and Mexico-born) in New Mexico, and creation, pilot testing, and factor analysis of a 41-item scale. Results indicate that the Hispanic Women's Social Stressor Scale is a reliable and valid measure of the social stressors experienced by U.S.-born and Mexico-born Hispanic women in the Southwest. Factor analyses revealed six reliable and conceptually distinct sub-scales of social stressors: immigration, socioeconomic, racism-related, familial, parental, and employment. Convergent and criterion validity were supported. (Contains 6 tables and 4 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10