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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adm Policy Ment Health. 2018 Nov;45(6):958–977. doi: 10.1007/s10488-018-0877-7

Table 3. Acculturation characteristics of Latino families participating in Spanish-speaking CLS cohorts.

Variable Latino Families

% M SD
MACVS Latino Orientation Subscales*
Familismo 4.30 0.58
Respeto 4.30 0.87
 Traditional Gender Roles or Machismo 2.59 1.26
 Religiosity or Spiritualismo 3.88 1.19
MACVS Anglo Orientation Subscales*
 Material Success 1.80 0.87
 Individualism and Self-Reliance 3.57 0.79
 Competition and Personal Achievement 3.33 1.25
ARSMA-II Latino Orientation+ 3.92 0.86
ARSMA-II Anglo Orientation+ 3.13 1.18
ARSMA-II Acculturation Orthogonal Categories+
 Bicultural (high Latino and Anglo orientation) 12.00
 Marginalized (low Latino and Anglo orientation) 4.00
 Assimilated (low Latino and high Anglo orientation) 4.00
 Separated (high Latino and low Anglo orientation) 40.00

Note. N = 24.

*

Indicates missing data from one participant;

+

indicates missing data from three participants.

CLS = Collaborative Life Skills Program. MACVS = Mexican–American Cultural Values Scale for Adolescents and Adults (Knight et al,, 2010). ARSMA-II = Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans (Cueller et al., 1995). Both acculturation scales are rated on a 1 to 5 scale with higher values indicating higher affiliation/orientation. The ARSMA-II acculturation orthogonal categories are derived from the Latino and Anglo orientation scales, but not every participant score will be represented by a category; thus, percentages of ARSMA-II acculturation categories do not total 100%. No group differences emerged on the ARMSA-II or MACV between Latino parents who did versus did not provide qualitative data.