Bicultural Acculturation Scale - Multicultural Center for Research and Practice - Antioch University New England
Bicultural Acculturation Scale
Cortés, D. E., Rogler, L. H., & Malgady, R. G. (1994). Biculturality among Puerto Rican adults in the United States. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22(5), 707-721.
Examined involvement in both Puerto Rican and American cultures by 403 1st- and 2nd-generation Puerto Rican adults. Ss were interviewed regarding their cultural experiences both in Puerto Rico and the US, and interviews were content analyzed to develop acculturation items. Factor analysis yielded 2 general factors, involvement in American culture and involvement in Puerto Rican culture, that demonstrated modest reliability, relative independence, and moderate correlations with traditional acculturation scale validity. Results challenge the assumption of mutual cultural exclusivity in acculturative change and enable the measurement of degree of biculturality.