Development of an Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students: Preliminary Findings

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daya S. Sandhu ◽  
Badiolah R. Asrabadi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
International Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Cultural Shock ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Item Scale

Description of the development and testing of a new 36-item scale in Likert format, designed to assess the acculturative stress of international students, includes perceived discrimination, homesickness, fear, guilt, perceived hatred, and stress due to change (cultural shock), identified as major contributing factors. The psychometric properties of this instrument and implications for use by mental health practitioners are discussed.

Selecting the Best Items for a Short-Form of the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-France Lafontaine ◽  
Audrey Brassard ◽  
Yvan Lussier ◽  
Pierre Valois ◽  
Philip R. Shaver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Experiences In Close Relationships

Abstract. Five studies were conducted to develop a short form of the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) questionnaire with optimal psychometric properties. Study 1 involved Item Response Theory (IRT) analyses of the responses of 2,066 adults, resulting in a 12-item form of the ECR containing the most discriminating items. The psychometric properties of the ECR-12 were further demonstrated in two longitudinal studies of community samples of couples (Studies 2 and 3), in a sample of individuals in same-sex relationships (Study 4), and with couples seeking therapy (Study 5). The psychometric properties of the ECR-12 are as good as those of the original ECR and superior to those of an existing short form. The ECR-12 can confidently be used by researchers and mental health practitioners when a short measure of attachment anxiety and avoidance is required.

scholarly journals Promotoras as Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care: A Multi-Method Study of an Intervention to Address Contextual Sources of Depression

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Waitzkin ◽  
Christina Getrich ◽  
Shirley Heying ◽  
Laura Rodríguez ◽  
Anita Parmar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Health Practitioners

Case study: Head injury

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Health Practitioners

This study is presented to encourage recognition of the contribution mental health practitioners can make to the care of head-injured people.

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