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Carlos Zubaran1,2,3, Katia Foresti2,3, Karina Nunes Persch3
1School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
|September 23, 2016
Summary
This study validated the Portuguese Bicultural Scale (BS) for assessing biculturality in Brazil. The scale is reliable and easy to use for immigrant descendants in Southern Brazil.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Cultural Studies
Background:
- Brazil's population is highly diverse due to historical immigration.
- Some immigrant groups in Southern Brazil maintain distinct cultural traditions while adopting local Brazilian identity.
- Formal evaluation of biculturality in Brazil has been lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To psychometrically assess and validate the Portuguese version of the Bicultural Scale (BS).
- To provide a reliable instrument for measuring bicultural experiences in Brazil.
- To formally evaluate biculturality among immigrant descendants in Southern Brazil.
Main Methods:
- Adapted and translated the Bicultural Scale (BS) into Portuguese.
- Administered the BS to 160 descendants from four immigrant groups in Southern Brazil.
- Conducted psychometric tests, including factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha, to assess validity and reliability.
Main Results:
- Factor analysis identified two main factors explaining score variance.
- Cronbach's alpha coefficients indicated good reliability for minority (0.69) and Brazilian (0.78) cultural affiliation items.
- A significant correlation was found between Brazilian cultural affiliation and generation since immigration (r = 0.23, p = 0.004).
Conclusions:
- The Portuguese version of the BS is a valid and reliable tool.
- The scale is user-friendly, requiring an average of 7.4 minutes to complete.
- This instrument effectively assesses biculturality in descendants of immigrants in Southern Brazil.
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