Cultural competence/Vancouver cultural acculturation index
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The Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA) includes 20 items. [1]
The following items are measured on a 9 point scale (disagree / Agree, "Please circle one of the numbers to the right of each question to indicate your degree of agreement or disagreement.")
- 1. I often participate in my heritage cultural traditions.
- 2. I often participate in mainstream American cultural traditions.
- 3. I would be willing to marry a person from my heritage culture.
- 4. I would be willing to marry a white American person.
- 5. I enjoy social activities with people from the same heritage culture as myself.
- 6. I enjoy social activities with typical American people.
- 7. I am comfortable interacting with people of the same heritage culture as myself.
- 8. I am comfortable interacting with typical American people.
- 9. I enjoy entertainment (e.g. movies, music) from my heritage culture.
- 10. I enjoy American entertainment (e.g. movies, music).
- 11. I often behave in ways that are typical of my heritage culture.
- 12. I often behave in ways that are typically American.
- 13. It is important for me to maintain or develop the practices of my heritage culture.
- 14. It is important for me to maintain or develop American cultural practices.
- 15. I believe in the values of my heritage culture.
- 16. I believe in mainstream American values.
- 17. I enjoy the jokes and humor of my heritage culture.
- 18. I enjoy white American jokes and humor.
- 19. I am interested in having friends from my heritage culture.
- 20. I am interested in having white American friends.
References:
- ↑ Ryder, A.G., Alden, L., & Paulhus, D.L. (2000). Is acculturation unidimensional or bidimensional?: A head-to-head comparison in the prediction of demographics, personality, self-identity, and adjustment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 49-65.