Hello all- studying some of these issues here in Yucatan, I can think of many reasons why it would not be culturally appropriate- or perhaps may not would be a better way to put it- it is not only the linguistic aspects, but the patterns of family caregiving and relations with fictive kin, non-family members and the "official" world that differ. If you are going to study protective factors- protective for what? And with an instrument thay has not been validated with this population, how do you know you are not just measuring acculturation?
Sorry for the longish post!
Andrea Schuman, PhD
Director, Center for Scientific and Social Studies
Mococha, Yuc. MX/Newton MA USA
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