Too Latino and Not Latino Enough

Abstract

The relationship between demographics (generation status, age, gender, education level) and ethnicity-related stressors, namely, perceived discrimination, stereotype confirmation concern, and own-group conformity pressure, and the life satisfaction of 115 Latino college students was examined. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated the demographic and ethnicity-related stressors collectively significantly predicted life satisfaction. Specifically, older students, men, students who reported lower stereotype confirmation concern and own-group conformity pressure had significantly higher life satisfaction than younger students, women, and students who reported higher stereotype confirmation concern and own-group conformity pressure, respectively. Implications for college personnel and future research examining the consequences of ethnicity-related stressors on Latino college students' well-being are delineated. Resumen La relación entre demografía (estatus generacional, edad, género, nivel educacional) y estresores relacionados con el grupo étnico, es decir, discriminación percibida, preocupación sobre estereotipos confirmados, y presión por conformidad del propio grupo de pertenencia, y satisfacción de vida de 115 estudiantes latinos universitarios se Ojeda et al. 15 examinó. Una regresión múltiple jerárquica indicó que los estresores relacionados con aspectos demográficos y grupo étnico colectivamente predijeron satisfacción en forma significativa. Especialmente en estudiantes hombres y más viejos, estudiantes que reportaron preocupación sobre estereotipos confirmados más bajos y presión por conformidad del propio grupo de pertenencia tenían satisfacción de vida significativamente más alta que adultos jóvenes, mujeres, y estudiantes que reportaron preocupación sobre estereotipos confirmados más alta y presión por conformidad del propio grupo de pertenencia, respectivamente. Implicaciones para el personal universitario e investigaciones futuras que examinan las consecuencias de estresores relacionados con grupo étnico de pertenencia en el bienestar de estudiantes universitarios latinos se delinean.

Whiteness in Higher Education: The Invisible Missing Link in Diversity and Racial Analyses

“…The campus environment can significantly affect the levels of stress for many Students of Color, but stress can affect other facets of the life of a person or group. Ojeda, Navarro, Meza, and Arbona () found that ethnicity‐related stressors significantly predicted life satisfaction in college students. Within this context, there is a dynamic interplay among the campus environment, the campus racial climate, and the racialized stress individual Students of Color experience.…”

Academic Satisfaction of Latino Students: Differences and Predictors

“…Although not directly related to academic satisfaction, Latino/a students that experience ethnicity challenges such as prejudice, conformity pressures, and stereotype confirmation concerns have lower levels of overall life satisfaction in college (Ojeda, Navarro, Meza, & Arbona, 2012). This is especially true for younger Latino/a college students.…”

Self-Monitoring Influences Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Own Group Conformity Pressure

“…However, a gap in the conformity pressure that ethnicity-related backlash elicits. In particular, Ojeda et al (2012) explained that culture has on the relationship between life satisfaction and the ability to cope with ethnicityrelated stressors as well as college students' perceptions of experiencing harassment from members of their own ethnic group. Therefore, this study addressed this gap by assessing whether selfethnicity-related stress in university settings.…”

“…Addressing this gap also introduces the recommended that "future research should measure other components of culture to examine their related stressors and life satisfaction, which includes students' ability to cope with ethnicity-related stressors" (p. 24). Additionally, Ojeda et al (2012) explained that such research should involve an evaluation of students' perceptions of experiencing harassment from their own group in university settings. This study entailed an evaluation of these also refers to backlash.…”

“…The research further proposes that backlash induces own-group conformity pressure that may cause a targeted individual to behave in defensive ways to avoid it (Phelan & Rudman, 2010). Although there are differences in the terminology for this phenomenon, the Own-Group Conformity Pressure Scale (OGCPS) measures the ethnicityrelated stress that backlash elicits (Contrada et al, 2001;Ojeda, Navarro, Meza, & Arbona, 2012;Petersen, Dunnbier, & Morgenroth, 2012). The research also indicates that own-group conformity related backlash (Petersen et al, 2012;Phelan & Rudman, 2010).…”