Development and Validation of the Acculturative Hassles Scale for Chinese Students (AHSCS): An example of Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong

Jiayan PAN, Xiaodong Yue, Cecilia L. W. Chan

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Abstract

The development and initial validation of a 17-item Acculturative Hassles Scale for Chinese Students (AHSCS) is described. Items were generated by in-depth interview, selected by item analysis, and validated in a sample of 400 Chinese mainland students in Hong Kong. Factor analysis suggested four factors with 17 items: Language Deficiency, Academic Work, Cultural Difference, and Social Interaction. Scores in this study showed satisfactory internal consistency reliability for the AHSCS and its four subscales. The AHSCS score shows a statistically significant positive correlation with negative affect and significant negative correlations with positive affect and life satisfaction. These results suggest that the AHSCS appears to be a reliable and valid instrument to measure acculturative stressors within a Chinese student population. However, further validation of the scale is still needed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-178
Number of pages16
JournalPsychologia
Volume53
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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