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The Importance of Acculturation in Understanding Research with Hispanic-Americans

Charles Negy

Donald J. Woods

Texas A&M University

This article provides a brief review of empirical studies that have addressed the role of acculturation across a variety of psychosocial variables (ie., family socialization, social-support networks, alcoholism, and psychosocial adjustment). Special attention is given to two methodological weaknesses inherent across studies: the lack of a satisfactory scale to assess the complex construct of acculturation and the excessive reliance on self-reports for information perceived as "personal" to Hispanics. Taking such weaknesses into consideration, recommendations to improve future research are presented.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 2, 224-247 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/07399863920142003


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