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Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire (BIQ)

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Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire (BIQ)
Szapocznik‚ J.‚ Kurtines‚ W. M.‚ & Fernandez‚ T. (1980)
 
A. How comfortable do you feel speaking SPANISH: [1 = Not at all comfortable to 5 = Very comfortable]
1. at HOME
2. in SCHOOL
3. at WORK
4. with FRIENDS
5. in GENERAL
B. How comfortable do you feel speaking ENGLISH: [1 = Not at all comfortable to 5 = Very comfortable]
6. at HOME
7. in SCHOOL
8. at WORK
9. with FRIENDS
10. in GENERAL
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C. How much do you enjoy: [1 = Not at all to 5 = Very much]
11. Hispanic music
12. Hispanic dances
13. Hispanic-oriented places
14. Hispanic type recreation
15. Hispanic T.V. programs
16. Hispanic radio station
17. Hispanic books and magazines
D. How much do you enjoy: [1 = Not at all to 5 = Very much]
18. American music
19. American dances
20. American-oriented places
21. American-type recreation
22. American T.V. programs
23. American radio stations
24. American books and magazines
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E. Sometimes life is not as we really want it. If you could have your way‚ how would you like thefollowing aspects of your life to be like? [1 = I would wish to be this to be completely Hispanic to 5 = Iwould wish this to be completely American]
25. Food:
26. Language:
27. Music:
28. T.V. programs
29. Books/magazines
30. Dances:
31. Radio programs
32. Way of celebrating birthdays
33. Way of celebrating weddings
 
·         race or ethnicity
·         Bicultural
 
This instrument can be found on pages 140-142 of Latino Families and Youth: A Compendium of Assessment Tools‚ available online at: http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=23171&Itemid=
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Five-point scale with only endpoints labeled (items 1-24).
Items 1-10
1 = Not at all comfortable
5 = Very comfortable
Items 11-24
1 = Not at all
5 = Very much
Items 25-33
1 = I would wish to be this to be completely Hispanic
2 = I would wish this to be mostly Hispanic
3 = I would with this to be both Hispanic & American
4 = I would wish this to be mostly American
5 = I would wish this to be completely American
Americanism: Sum items 6-10‚ 18-24‚ and 25-33
Hispanicism: Sum items 1-5‚ 11-17‚ and the reverse weights of items 25-33
The biculturalism scale is obtained by
Biculturalism score = Hispanicism score – Americanism score
Scores close to zero indicate biculturalism while scores away from zero indicate monoculturalism. A positive difference indicates monoculturalism inthe Hispanic direction while a negative difference indicates monoculturalism in the American direction.
The cultural involvement score is obtained by adding the Hispanicism and Americanism score; a high score indicates cultural involvement while a low score indicates cultural marginality.
 

Szapocznik‚ J.‚ Kurtines‚ W. M.‚ & Fernandez‚ T. (1980). Bicultural involvement and adjustment in Hispanic-American youths. International Journal of Intercultural Relations‚ 4(3-4)‚ 353-365.

 
 

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mohammad looti (2026). Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire (BIQ). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/bicultural-involvement-questionnaire-biq/

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mohammad looti (2026) 'Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire (BIQ)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/bicultural-involvement-questionnaire-biq/.

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