Parents' Loyalty Scale

Mena, Francisco J.; Padilla, Amado M.; Maldonado, Margarita Ruiz

doi:10.1037/t06521-000

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“…The 21-item Social, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental Acculturation Stress Scale (S.A.F.E. Scale: Mena, Padilla, & Maldonado, 1987) was used to measure four types of acculturative stresses: environmental stress measures subtle or overt racism experienced in the context of adjustment (10 items); attitudinal stress measures feelings associated with loosening tight ties with family, friends, and culture in the country of origin (4 items); social stress measures uneasiness in developing interpersonal relationships and communicating with others in the new environment (4 items); family stress measures conflicting values and expectations occurring in the process of acculturation among family members (3 items). On the basis of a 7-point scale (1 ϭ strongly disagree, 7 ϭ strongly agree), a higher score indicates a greater degree of acculturative stress.…”

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“…In addition, Latina/o students reported experiencing acculturative stress (Castillo, Cano, Chen, Blucker, & Olds, 2008), when adapting to the college environment. Acculturative stress has been defined as a set of emotional distresses and internal conflict experienced when meeting demands of the host culture while retaining values of the native culture (Berry, 1997;Mena, Padilla, & Maldonado, 1987). Examples of acculturative stressors include being self-con-scious of English proficiency, coping with intrafamilial conflicts, negative stereotypes, and discrimination (Rodriguez, Myers, Morris, & Cardoza, 2000).…”

Section: Cultural Congruity and Acculturative Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Psychosociocultural structural model of college success among Latina/o students in Hispanic-serving institutions.

Haejung

Marin

Schwartz

et al. 2016

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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Previous studies of college entrance and graduation have identified strong ethnic identity, cultural congruity, and low acculturative stress as protective factors for academic persistence among Latina/o college students. However, lacking in the literature is a more differentiated and complete understanding of the complex relationships between cultural and psychosocial factors that may lead to college success for students attending Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) of higher education. Proposing a structural equation model, we examined positive effects of ethnic identity, cultural congruity, and low acculturative stress on emotional wellbeing and GPA of Latina/o students attending HSIs. Further, we explored whether sense of belonging and academic self-efficacy mediate the relationships between the aforementioned cultural factors and emotional wellbeing and GPA. Participants were 289 Latina/o college students attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution in a Southwest city. Results showed that cultural factors, including low acculturative stress and strong ethnic identity, had significant positive effects on emotional wellbeing and GPA. However, the effects of cultural congruity were not substantiated. The mediating effects of sense of belonging and academic self-efficacy on cultural factors and college success outcomes were partially supported. Implications for improving adjustment among Latina/o college students attending Hispanic-Serving Institutions are discussed.

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Psychosociocultural structural model of college success among Latina/o students in Hispanic-serving institutions.

Haejung

Marin

Schwartz

et al. 2016

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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“…Thus, possible scores ranged from 0 to 120. In the literature, the SAFE scale has been shown to be reliable with α = .89 (Mena et al, 1987). VD, SB and MR translated the SAFE into Spanish.…”

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“…Acculturative Stress. The Social, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental (SAFE) scale (Mena, Padilla & Maldonado, 1987) was utilized to measure acculturative stress. The SAFE scale is a 24-item survey rated on a 5-point scale from 1 = Not Stressful to 5 = Extremely Stressful.…”

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A Mixed-Methods, Community-Based Study To Identify Predictors Of Depression In Latino Adolescents By Gender

Bigatti

Diaz²,

Conrad

et al. 2019

ENGAGE

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Latino adolescent depressive symptoms are a growing problem, of interest to both the community and academic partner who are reporting the present study. In this mixed-method, community-based participatory research study we quantitatively examined predictors of depression known to impact adolescent mental health that are amenable to interventions. Concurrently, we qualitatively assessed parents’ perceptions of mental health problems in children, their causes and potential solutions. The data from parents (n = 108) was obtained in focus groups led in Spanish, and the data from adolescents (n = 86) was obtained in English language surveys. Among the adolescents there was an even representation of males (47.7%) and females (52.3%), Mage = 15.24 (SD = 1.97). Nearly half (47.7%) of the adolescents were experiencing minor depression and one in ten (10.5%) were experiencing major depression according to their scores on the PHQ-9. Adolescent participants reported low acculturative stress, average social support, and high mastery, as well as highly functional families. Males reported higher self-mastery than females and lower acculturative stress. Predictors of depression differed by gender. For males, self-mastery predicted depressive symptoms; for females acculturative stress predicted depressive symptoms. The focus groups with parents supported and expanded quantitative findings. The parents demonstrated a keen awareness of depression in teens and their own contributions to the problem, including their efforts to maintain their culture of origin which prevents integration of their children into the majority culture. Parents also reported difficulties knowing what steps to take and finding resources. The additional dimension of parental voice is often missing from studies of adolescents, and here it clarified many of the issues identified in the teens. These findings suggest the need to focus on mental health in this population, potentially developing differential interventions by gender and taking a family systems approach.

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Parents' Loyalty Scale

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Psychosociocultural structural model of college success among Latina/o students in Hispanic-serving institutions.

Psychosociocultural structural model of college success among Latina/o students in Hispanic-serving institutions.

A Mixed-Methods, Community-Based Study To Identify Predictors Of Depression In Latino Adolescents By Gender

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