. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 15.

Published in final edited form as: Educ Psychol Meas. 1999 Apr 1;59(2):351–367. doi: 10.1177/00131649921969794

Table 3.

Summary of Standard Regression Analyses Using Psychological Acculturation and Percentage of Lifetime in the United States as Predictors for Cultural Behaviors and Preferences Among Puerto Rican Respondents (N = 107)

Behavior and Preference Measures	Psychological Acculturation			Percentage of Lifetime in the United States
Behavior and Preference Measures	R²	sr	sc	sr	sc
Cultural behaviors
Language use	.44	.39^**	.88	.31^**	.80
Types of food	.15	.39^**	.89	−.18	−.04
Music	.28	.49^**	.99	−.03	.37
Holidays	.35	.45^**	.96	.15	.65
Family events	.24	.43^**	.99	.01	.46
Cultural preferences
Language use	.36	.43^**	.95	.19^*	.70
Types of food	.14	.37^**	.89	−.17	−.02
Music	.25	.49^**	.99	−.08	.25
Holidays	.30	.42^**	.97	.13	.64
Family events	.29	.47^**	.99	.03	.48

Note. Behavior and preference measures of language use are each composed of two items regarding speaking and reading. sc = structure coefficients.

p < .05.

^**

p < .001.