Perez Ambiguous Loss of Homeland Scale
Measuring Immigrants’ Connection to Their Country of Origin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6063982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rose M Pérez (Fordham University, New York, NY, USA, corresponding author), Ilona Arnold-Berkovits (0000-0003-4181-3414, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-28 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0739986318824606 |
| OpenAlex | W2912914374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
The present study produced the Perez Ambiguous Loss of Homeland (PALH) scale to measure Spanish-speaking immigrants’ complex psychological connections with their homeland along two dimensions: immigrants’ sense of ambiguous loss of their homeland and their sense of relative satisfaction with the host country (the United States) compared with their sense of satisfaction with their homeland. In Study 1, surveys were administered to 56 participants to refine the scale. In Study 2, psychometric evaluation of cross-sectional data with 344 participants showed high reliability and validity. Exploratory factor analysis generated a three-factor explanation, which aligned with the hypothesized conceptual framework: ambiguous loss of homeland, satisfaction with the homeland, and satisfaction with the United States. A single scale, relative satisfaction was created by taking the difference between the two satisfaction factors. The PALH can be useful in understanding individuals’ psychological challenges with leaving their homeland and adjusting to life in a new country
Exploratory factor analysis · Geography · Homeland · Immigration · Life satisfaction · Political science · Psychometrics · Clinical Psychology · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
Who are we?
Crossings
Emotional Transnationalism and Family Identities
Family Boundary Ambiguity
Stress, appraisal, and coping
Symptomatology and Management of Acute Grief
Work-life balance
Language Spoken and Differences in Health Status, Access to Care, and Receipt of Preventive Services Among US Hispanics
Immigration, Acculturation, and Adaptation
Acculturation and Latino Family Processes
A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Latino Immigrant’s Ambiguous Loss of Homeland
The Problem of the Marginal Man
Human Migration and the Marginal Man
| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |