Sampling and recruitment in studies of cultural influences on adjustment: A case study with Mexican Americans
Sampling and recruitment in studies of cultural influences on adjustment: A case study with Mexican Americans
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DOI：
10.1037/0893-3200.22.2.293
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Saenz, Delia
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作者：
Roosa, Mark W.;Liu, Freda F.;Saenz, Delia
如果研究样本能更好地代表这些群体的多样性，那么研究文化因素如何影响少数民族个体的适应的研究将得到加强。为了招募墨西哥裔美国人家庭的代表性样本，作者实施了一个多步骤的过程，包括抽样社区以代表文化和经济条件的多样性，通过学校招募参与者，使用具有文化吸引力的招募过程，在参与者家中进行面试，并提供经济激励。结果是750个家庭的样本，这些家庭在文化取向、社会阶层和居住社区类型上各不相同，与人口普查对这一人口的描述相似。因此，使用文化上适当的适应共同的招聘策略，使之有可能招募墨西哥裔美国人的代表性样本。
Research examining how cultural factors affect adjustment of ethnic minority individuals would be strengthened if study samples better represented the diversity within these populations. To recruit a representative sample of Mexican American families, the authors implemented a multiple-step process that included sampling communities to represent diversity in cultural and economic conditions, recruiting participants through schools, using culturally attractive recruitment processes, conducting interviews in participants' homes, and providing a financial incentive. The result was a sample of 750 families that were diverse in cultural orientation, social class, and type of residential communities and were similar to the census description of this population. Thus, using culturally appropriate adaptations to common recruitment strategies makes it possible to recruit representative samples of Mexican Americans.