Table 5. Construct Validity of the ARSMA-II and BIQ-S with Youth Adjustment by Time in Residence and Orientation.

Subscale	Reporter	TR	Latino orientation			U.S. orientation
			ARSMA-II	BIQ-S	Z	ARSMA-II	BIQ-S	Z
Youth alcohol risk	Youth	2–4	−.03	.09	−1.03	−.01	.04	−0.42
		6–8	−.19	−.33**	1.77t	−.09	−.32**	1.94t
		10–12	−.23t	−.42**	1.89t	.25*	−.23t	3.37***
		All	−.22**	−.29***	0.74	.11	−.12t	2.27*
Youth illicit drug risk	Youth	2–4	−.14	.06	−1.72t	−.05	.01	−0.51
		6–8	−.14	−.26*	1.49	−.22t	−.37**	1.30
		10–12	−.12	−.19	0.66	.10	−.17	1.90t
		All	−.14*	−.16*	0.36	−.03	−.15*	1.79t
Youth confidence	Youth	2–4	.30*	.15	1.33	−.03	.03	−0.51
		6–8	.30*	.43***	−1.72t	.18	.24*	−0.51
		10–12	.23	.03	1.88t	.04	−.02	0.42
		All	.29***	.24**	0.94	.01	.07	−0.89
Youth depressive symptoms	Youth	2–4	−.01	−.11	0.86	−.14	−.29*	1.32
		6–8	−.16	−.33**	2.14*	.06	−.14	1.64
		10–12	.04	.05	−0.09	.27*	−.03	2.13*
		All	−.02	−.12t	1.80t	.01	−.17*	2.69**

Note. ARSMA-II = Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II; BIQ-S = Biculturalism Questionnaire short form; Z = Steiger’s Z-test for “correlated correlations” within a population; TR = Time in Residence: TR1 = 2–4 years (n = 72), TR2 = 6–8 years (n = 78), TR3 = 10–12 years (n = 67). Latino orientation = Hispanic/Latino; U.S. orientation = United States.

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^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001