Interventions with Ethnic Minority Populations: The Legacy and Promise of Community Psychology

Ethnicity and cultural values as predictors of the occurrence and impact of experienced workplace incivility.

“…The greater resilience experienced by Hispanic employees compared with white, nonHispanic employees in our study is consistent with studies that have reported protective cultural influences associated with values focused on social functioning and family (Case & Robinson, 2003;Garcia Coll et al, 2000;Menselson et al, 2008;Palloni & Morenoff, 2001;Umaña-Taylor et al, 2011). These values are emphasized within Hispanic culture (Cuéllar, Arnold, & Gonzalez, 1995;Gallo et al, 2009;Plant & Sachs-Ericsson, 2004), potentially contributing to greater resilience against incivility, whereas white, non-Hispanic participants are more likely to hold values focusing on independence and autonomy (Markus & Kitayama, 1991), which are less likely to provide (and may even reduce) resilience to incivility's impact.…”

“…Given that past research (e.g., Case & Robinson, 2003;Garcia Coll et al, 2000;Menselson et al, 2008;Palloni & Morenoff, 2001;Umaña-Taylor et al, 2011) has primarily focused on cultural resilience in relation to physical and mental health impacts, we suggest that researchers further investigate the degree to which protective benefits of HC generalize to work outcomes. VC values emphasize acceptance of status differences, as well as compliance and sacrifice to one's ingroup (Shavitt et al, 2006;Singelis et al, 1995).…”

Mexican-Origin Early Adolescents’ Ethnic Socialization, Ethnic Identity, and Psychosocial Functioning

“…Given the theoretical and empirical work linking familial ethnic socialization efforts and ethnic identity, it may be useful to examine these possibilities in a family-based intervention approach. Because several studies (some longitudinal) have supported the positive associations between ethnic identity and youth adjustment (e.g., Umaña-Taylor, Gonzales-Backen et al, 2009), and scholars encourage intervention scientists to consider culturally based strengths as targets for intervention (Case & Robinson, 2003), ethnic identity seems an ideal variable to consider.…”

Ethnic and American Identity Development: A Developmental Systems Approach

“…Several scholars (e.g., Case & Robinson, 2003) and the US Surgeon General (Thompson, 2001) have called for more prevention research focused on ethnic minority groups as a result of the increased risk across multiple maladjustive indices ranging from delinquency to physical and mental health problems (Umaña-Taylor, 2011). Consistently, Schwartz, Zamboanga, and Jarvis (2007) have highlighted the need for examining predictors and indices of psychosocial adjustment in Hispanic children and adolescents.…”

“…As a result of heavy health disparities, several scholars (e.g., Case & Robinson, 2003) and the US Surgeon General (Thompson, 2001) have called for more prevention research focused on ethnic minority groups, in particular Hispanics who are estimated to account for one-third of the entire U.S. population by 2050 (Ennis et al 2011). The current dissertation sought to address several pervasive gaps in the literature (i.e., need for psychometric evaluation, longitudinal studies, a more systemic approach, to examine cultural identity development in adults, evaluate differences across receiving context, and examine within-group differences) on a key predictor and index of psychosocial adjustment among Hispanic adolescents and adults, ethnic and American identity .…”