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Development of the Stress of Immigration Survey: A Field Test Among Mexican Immigrant Women.

ABSTRACT: The Stress of Immigration Survey (SOIS) is a screening tool used to assess immigration-related stress. The mixed methods approach included concept development, pretesting, field testing, and psychometric evaluation in a sample of 131 low-income women of Mexican descent. The 21-item SOIS screens for stress related to language, immigrant status, work issues, yearning for family and home country, and cultural dissonance. Mean scores ranged from 3.6 to 4.4 (a scale of 1-5, higher is more stress). Cronbach ? values were more than 0.80 for all subscales. The SOIS may be a useful screening tool for detecting high levels of immigration-related stress in low-income Mexican immigrant women.

SUBMITTER: Sternberg RM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4747418 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development of the Stress of Immigration Survey: A Field Test Among Mexican Immigrant Women.

Sternberg Rosa Maria RM Nápoles Anna Maria AM Gregorich Steven S Paul Steven S Lee Kathryn A KA Stewart Anita L AL

Family & community health 20160101 1

The Stress of Immigration Survey (SOIS) is a screening tool used to assess immigration-related stress. The mixed methods approach included concept development, pretesting, field testing, and psychometric evaluation in a sample of 131 low-income women of Mexican descent. The 21-item SOIS screens for stress related to language, immigrant status, work issues, yearning for family and home country, and cultural dissonance. Mean scores ranged from 3.6 to 4.4 (a scale of 1-5, higher is more stress). Cr ...[more]

PMID: 26605954

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Development of the Stress of Immigration Survey: A Field Test Among Mexican Immigrant Women.

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Development of the Stress of Immigration Survey: A Field Test Among Mexican Immigrant Women.

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