Abstract
By 2050, Mexican Americans (MAs) will become the largest aged minority subgroup in the United States. Although older MAs often depend on family for care, no standard instrument is available to scale the motive for filial obligation. Building on previous work, the purpose of this study is to establish psychometric properties of the bilingual Mutuality Scale (MS) for use with MA family caregivers of older adults. A methodological design with a convenience sample is used. Through Principal Axis Factoring with Oblimin
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 226-247 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Gerontology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mexican American
- Southern Gerontological
- family caregiving
- instrument
- mutuality
- psychometric
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology