Table 2.
Profiles of the Four Acculturation Groups (N = 2,602)
| Variable | M = SD or % | F(χ2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Fully bicultural (n = 440) | Moderately bicultural (n = 1,222) | Alienated from host culture (n = 614) | Alienated from heritage culture (n = 326) | ||
| Nativity (U.S.-born) | 14.8 | 10.2 | .00 | 15 | (93.5***) |
| Proportion of life lived in the U.S.a | 52.9 ± 26.6 | 37.5 ± 29.2 | 23.5 ± 17.9 | 39.3 ± 33.8 | 99.6*** |
| English speaking ability | 3.82 ± .39 | 2.97 ± .92 | 2.52 ± .83 | 2.86 ± 1.02 | 204.6*** |
| Familiarity with host culture | 3.50 ± .51 | 2.78 ± .76 | 2.48 ± .65 | 2.68 ± .91 | 179.1*** |
| Familiarity with heritage culture | 3.62 ± .53 | 3.07 ± .63 | 3.37 ± .65 | 2.65 ± .77 | 173.9*** |
| Identity toward ethnic origin | 4.00 ± .02 | 3.00 ± .01 | 4.00 ± .00 | 1.90 ± .29 | 38181.1*** |
| Sense of belonging to the community of ethnic origin | 3.68 ± .55 | 2.88 ± .64 | 3.32 ± .73 | 2.36 ± .80 | 294.3*** |
a
The proportion of life lived in the United States = (years in the U.S. ÷ chronological age) × 100; reported values are subsample means and standard errors of the proportions (%).
***
p < .001.