The Demands of Immigration Scale

	Mean	SD
a. I miss the people I left behind in my original country.	2.773	1.075
b. When I think of my past life, I feel emotional and sentimental.	2.447	1.058
c. When I think of my original country, I get teary.	1.821	0.925
d. I feel sad when I think of special places back home.	1.925	0.975
e. I need advice from people who are more experienced than I to know how to live here.	2.123	1.014
f. I must learn how certain tasks are handled, such as renting an apartment.	1.784	0.952
g. I am always facing new situations and circumstances.	2.041	0.994
h. I have to depend on other people to show or teach me how things are done.	1.861	0.971
i. I am disadvantaged in getting a good job.	2.286	1.213
j. My work status is lower than what it used to be.	1.947	1.082
k. I cannot compete with Americans for work in my fields.	2.209	1.223
l. The work credentials I had in my original country are not accepted.	2.634	1.177
m. Americans have a hard time understanding my accent.	2.514	1.099
n. I have difficulty doing ordinary things because of a language barrier.	2.358	1.100
o. Talking in English takes a lot of effort.	2.358	1.089
p. As an immigrant, I am treated as a second-class citizen.	2.197	0.980
q. Americans don’t think I really belong in their country.	1.995	0.943
r. Americans treat me as an outsider.	1.993	0.921
s. People with foreign accents are treated with less respect.	2.345	1.005
t. I do not feel at home.	1.565	0.866
u. Even though I live here, it does not feel like my country.	1.803	1.060
v. I do not feel that this is my true home.	1.603	0.932

Response Choices: Disagree Strongly = 1; Disagree = 2; Agree = 3; Agree Strongly = 4.