Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Food Acculturation Strategies Scale - EdeAA (in Spanish Escala de Estrategias de Aculturacion Alimentaria), an instrument designed to evaluate skills based on the categorical model of acculturation strategies proposed by Berry. Three hundred and three Colombian immigrants living in the city of Antofagasta, Chile participated in the study. The understanding and cultural relevance of the writing of the items was tested, in parallel with expert validation and finally a confirmatory factor analysis was carried out. Goodness-of-fit indices indicated that the model proposed in this work had an acceptable global adjustment (x(2) = 55.9; gl= 19; p < 0.001; IFC= 0.960; RMSEA= 0.080 (0.056 - 0.105)). We conclude that the results empirically support the validity of the internal structure of the Food Acculturation Strategies Scale - EdeAA. Replicating these results under different conditions (different samples, other estimation methods, etc.) is suggested. In this line, it is necessary to carry out factor invariance analyses with different groups of migrants residing in different countries.