Acculturation‚ Habits‚ and Interests Multicultural Scale for Adolescents Scale AHIMSA
Many people in the United States have ancestors who came from another country. Families come to the United States at different times. Maybe you and your parents moved to the United States. Maybe your parents came to the United States when they were kids. Maybe your grandparents’ grandparents were the ones who came to the United States.
Write the name(s) of the country (or countries) that your family came from:
When you think about this country….
1. I am most comfortable being with people from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
2. My best friends are from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
3. The people I fit in with best are from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
4. My favorite music is from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
5. My favorite TV shows are from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
6. The holidays I celebrate are from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
7. The food I eat at home is from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
8. The way I do things and the way I think about things are from |
The United States |
The country my family is from |
Both |
Other/Neither |
Source: Unger‚ J.B.‚ Gallaher‚ P.‚ Shakib‚ S.‚ Ritt-Olson‚ A.‚ Palmer‚ P.H.‚ & Johnson‚ C.A.
(2002). The AHIMSA acculturation scale: A new measure of acculturation for adolescents in a multicultural society. J Early Adolescence‚ 22(3). Table 1‚ p. 239‚ copyright 2002. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc.