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Bicultural identity among economical migrants from three south European countries living in Switzerland. Adaptation and validation of a new psychometric instrument

Published inBMC psychiatry, vol. 7, 17
Publication date2007
Abstract

Acculturation is one of the determinants of mental health among immigrants. Evaluating adaptation to the host culture is insufficient, since immigrants will develop various degrees of bi- or multicultural identity. However, mental health professionals lack simple and easy to use instruments to guide them with bicultural identity evaluation in their practice. Our aim was to develop such an instrument to be used for clinical purposes among economical migrants from three South European countries living in Geneva, Switzerland.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cultural Characteristics
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy/ethnology
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders/diagnosis/ethnology/psychology
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Status Schedule
  • Middle Aged
  • Portugal/ethnology
  • Psychometrics
  • Spain/ethnology
  • Switzerland
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EYTAN, Ariel, JENE, Nuria, GEX-FABRY, Marianne. Bicultural identity among economical migrants from three south European countries living in Switzerland. Adaptation and validation of a new psychometric instrument. In: BMC psychiatry, 2007, vol. 7, p. 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-7-17
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