Perez Ambiguous Loss of Homeland Scale: Measuring Immigrants’ Connection to Their Country of Origin

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences Pub Date : 2019-02-06 DOI:10.1177/0739986318824606

R. M. Perez, Ilona Arnold-Berkovits

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Abstract

The present study produced the Perez Ambiguous Loss of Homeland (PALH) scale to measure Spanish-speaking immigrants’ complex psychological connections with their homeland along two dimensions: immigrants’ sense of ambiguous loss of their homeland and their sense of relative satisfaction with the host country (the United States) compared with their sense of satisfaction with their homeland. In Study 1, surveys were administered to 56 participants to refine the scale. In Study 2, psychometric evaluation of cross-sectional data with 344 participants showed high reliability and validity. Exploratory factor analysis generated a three-factor explanation, which aligned with the hypothesized conceptual framework: ambiguous loss of homeland, satisfaction with the homeland, and satisfaction with the United States. A single scale, relative satisfaction was created by taking the difference between the two satisfaction factors. The PALH can be useful in understanding individuals’ psychological challenges with leaving their homeland and adjusting to life in a new country.

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Perez模糊的国土损失规模：衡量移民与原籍国的联系

本研究制作了Perez模糊家园丧失量表（PALH），从两个维度测量西班牙语移民与祖国的复杂心理联系：移民对祖国的模糊丧失感和与对祖国的满意度相比，他们对东道国（美国）的相对满意度。在研究1中，对56名参与者进行了调查，以完善量表。在研究2中，对344名参与者的横断面数据进行的心理测量评估显示出较高的可靠性和有效性。探索性因素分析产生了一个三因素解释，与假设的概念框架一致：对祖国的模糊丧失、对祖国的满意度和对美国的满意度。通过两个满意度因素之间的差异，创建了一个单一的相对满意度量表。PALH有助于了解个人在离开祖国和适应新国家生活时面临的心理挑战。

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Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences publishes empirical articles, multiple case study reports, critical reviews of literature, conceptual articles, reports of new instruments, and scholarly notes of theoretical or methodological interest to Hispanic populations. The multidisciplinary focus of the HJBS includes the fields of anthropology, economics, education, linguistics, political science, psychology, psychiatry, public health, and sociology.