Table 1.
Rotated Pattern Matrix Showing Factor Loadings for Acculturation Gap Conflicts Inventory
| Factor 1: Autonomy Conflicts (alpha=.87) | Loading | ||
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| I wish my parents would be more accepting of the way I am. | .785 | .101 | −.161 |
| My parents and I have different expectations about my future. | .769 | −.021 | −.215 |
| I wish my parents would interfere less with my life. | .761 | −.180 | .078 |
| My parents and I have different views about life. | .757 | −.051 | −.231 |
| My parents and I have different values. | .688 | .132 | −.300 |
| It bothers me that my parents do not understand my values. | .631 | .144 | −.098 |
| It is hard for me to express disagreement with my parents. | .625 | −.092 | .024 |
| My parents do not understand what it is like to be in my generation. | .589 | .003 | .030 |
| I want to move out of the house or have done so, but my parents don’t want me to. | .547 | −.082 | .200 |
| I wish that parents would allow me to be more independent. | .534 | −.109 | .218 |
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| Factor 2: Cultural Preference Conflicts (alpha=.87) | |||
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| I feel uncomfortable having to choose between my parents’ ways of doing things and American ways of doing things. | −.173 | .787 | .082 |
| I’ve had some problems in my family because I prefer American customs. | .010 | .751 | .004 |
| I feel uncomfortable because I have to choose between Latin and non-Latin ways of doing things. | −.090 | .716 | .050 |
| My parents complain that I act too American. | .034 | .694 | .017 |
| I get upset at my parents because they do not know the American way of doing things. | .128 | .787 | −.155 |
| I’ve been embarrassed of my parents because they do not know the American way of doing things. | .023 | .751 | −.115 |
| My parents wish I would practice customs of my culture more than I do. | .204 | .554 | −.065 |
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| Factor 3: Dating and Being Out Late Conflicts (alpha=.84) | |||
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| I want to spend time with my boyfriend/girlfriend but my parents think I should do something else. | −.154 | .054 | .814 |
| I would like to spend the night with my boyfriend/girlfriend but my parents wouldn’t want me to. | −.214 | .036 | .732 |
| I want to have a boyfriend/girlfriend but my parents don’t think I should have a serious relationship. | −.172 | .030 | .677 |
| I want to go on dates but my parents don’t want me to date. | −.073 | .053 | .659 |
| I want to spend night at a friend’s house, but my parents don’t want me to. | .125 | −.128 | .656 |
| I want to stay out late with friends but my parents think I should come home earlier. | .219 | −.137 | .603 |