Citation

Sternberg RM, Nápoles AM, Gregorich S, Paul S, Lee KA, Stewart AL. Fam. Community Health 2016; 39(1): 40-52.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Dr Sternberg); UCSF Department of Medicine, San Francisco, California (Drs Nápoles and Gregorich); UCSF School of Nursing (Drs Paul and Lee); UCSF Institute of Health and Aging (Dr Stewart).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000088

PMID

26605954

Abstract

The Stress of Immigration Survey (SOIS) is a screening tool used to assess immigration-related stress. The mixed methods approach included concept development, pretesting, field testing, and psychometric evaluation in a sample of 131 low-income women of Mexican descent. The 21-item SOIS screens for stress related to language, immigrant status, work issues, yearning for family and home country, and cultural dissonance. Mean scores ranged from 3.6 to 4.4 (a scale of 1-5, higher is more stress). Cronbach α values were more than 0.80 for all subscales. The SOIS may be a useful screening tool for detecting high levels of immigration-related stress in low-income Mexican immigrant women.

Language: en