HSI-2 Product Description
The HSI-2 has the following features:
Benefit: A self-administered, short test to assess exposure to acculturation stress for Hispanic adults.
Can be used in school or office settings.
Ages: 18 and older
Administration Time: 25 minutes
Format Individual administration: Self report
Norms: Raw scores, scaled sub scale scores and total HSI-2 scores
Publication Year: 2016
Languages: HSI-2 is available in English and Spanish
Also includes Immigrant Version and US Born Version
The HSIA has 8 Sub Scales:
Acculturation-Gap Stress: (e.g. "My parents want me to maintain customs and traditions from our home country")
Culture and Educational Stress: ("Teachers think I am cheating when I am speaking Spanish")
Immigration-Related Stress: ("I had to leave family members behind in my home country")
Community and Gang-Related Stress: ("There was a lot of pressure for me to get involved in gangs")
Discrimination Stress: ("Students made racist comments")
Family and Drug-Related Stress: ("A family member had a drug problem")
Family Immigration Stress: ("Family members were afraid of getting caught by immigration officials")
Family Economic Stress: (e.g. "My family had problems paying rent")
The HSI-2 Immigrant Version has 10 Sub Scales
Discrimination Stress: (10 items), perceived discrimination due to both immigration status and Hispanic ethnicity.
Immigration-Related Stress: (9 items), includes items assessing exposure to traumatic events during immigration, fear of being deported, finding work, family separations, and limited contact with family.
Marital Acculturation Gap Stress: (9 items), reflects conflict between spouses due to cultural differences.
Parental Stress: (13 items) included items assessing stress related to delinquent child behavior, parental discipline, and disagreements between parents and their children related to cultural practices and traditions.
Occupation and Economic Stress: (12 items) reflects challenges at work and problems with work I life balance.
Marital Stress: (12 items), reflects problems in martial relationships including infidelity, conflict, and lack of respect.
Health Stress: (8 items), includes items assessing stress related to lack of health insurance, problems paying medical bills, and lack of quality care.
Language-Related Stress: (6 items), reflects problems with English
Pre-Migration Stress: (6 items), stress experienced in one's home country, including poverty, lack of quality health care, and limited educational opportunities.
Family-Related Stress: (5 items), includes items assessing conflict among family members, as well as isolation from family members.
The HSI-2 US BORN Version has 7 Sub Scales
Discrimination Stress: (11 items), includes items assessing perceived discrimination.
Parental Stress: (9 items) included items related to delinquent child behavior, parental discipline, and disagreements between parents and their children related to cultural values.
Health Stress: (6 items), includes items related to lack of health insurance, problems paying medical bills, and lack of quality care.
Marital Stress: (10 items), reflects conflict between spouses due to cultural differences.
Occupation Stress: (5 items) reflects challenges at work and problems with work life balance.
Unemployment and Economic Stress: (4 items), reflects stress of economic issues and unemployment
Family-Related Stress: (8 items), includes items assessing conflict among family members.