Hispanic Stress Inventory - Adolescent (HSI-A)

Benefit: A self-administered, short test to assess exposure to acculturation stress for Hispanic adolescents. Can be used in school or office settings.

Ages: 12-17

Administration Time: 15 minutes

Format: Individual administration - self report

Norms: Raw scores, scaled sub scale scores and total HSIA scores

Publication Year: 2011

Languages:

HSIA is available in English and Spanish

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”)