Adaptation of the Vancouver Index of Acculturation to Turkish and Arabic |
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| Institution: | 1. Division of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Department of Educational Sciences, Hasan Ali Yucel Faculty of Education, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Division of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey;1. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium;2. University of Lausanne, Switzerland;1. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States;2. College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, United States;1. Aarhus University, Denmark;2. University of Miami, USA;1. The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel-Aviv University, P.O.B. 39040, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel;2. Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation;3. The All-Russian State University of Justice (RLA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia) of Rostov Law Institute (Branch), Rostov, Russian Federation;1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Sociology Department, Research Group Tempus Omnia Revelat (TOR), Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium;2. Universiteit Gent, Sociology Department, Research Group Cultural Diversity: Opportunities and Socialization (CuDOS), Korte Meer 3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Researching the acculturation processes of Syrian refugee children in Turkey is essential in terms of the mental health of both the host society and the migrant community. To this end, this study adapts to the Turkish and Arabic languages the Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA), which has been developed as a bidimensional instrument assessing acculturation in the 11–18 age group. Data were collected from 957 Syrian refugee children as part of the present study. Analyses showed that the two-dimensional structure each consisting of 10 items and named identification with the heritage culture and identification with the mainstream culture in the original version was supported by both the Turkish version and Arabic version. In conclusion, construct, convergent and discriminant validity as well as composite and Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient for the Turkish and Arabic forms of the 20-item VIA were determined to be sufficient. |
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| Keywords: | Vancouver Index of Acculturation Acculturation strategies Refugee children Migration |
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