Acculturative Processes and Their Impact on Self-Reports of Psychological Distress in Mexican-American Adolescents

The current study examined the effects of acculturative processes on the self-report of behavioral problems in Hispanic children ages 11-14. Acculturation was measured by the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II (ARSMA-II) (ã Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, www.sagepub.com) (Cuellar, Arnold, and Maldonado, 1995) and the self-report of behavioral symptoms was assessed using the Youth Self-Report (ã T.M. Achenbach, Burlington, VT, www.aseba.com) (Achenbach, 1991). It was hypothesized that while both the linear and orthogonal categories of acculturation would account for a significant proportion of the variance in behavior problems in this age group, the orthogonal model would account for a larger proportion of variance due to its multidimensional nature. As well, it was hypothesized that the experimental Marginalization scales of the ARSMA-II would be predictive of behavioral problems. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to test these hypotheses and results were non-significant for the linear, orthogonal, and marginalization categories. The effects of the ethnic/cultural homogeneity of the region from which the sample was drawn, the buffering of social support, and the developmental aspects of ethnic identity are discussed as factors which may have influenced the potential impact of acculturative stress on psychological and behavioral functioning.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Garrison, Lance A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Toledo, Rafael
• Ramos, Vincent
• Fleming, Donna
• Harrell, Ernest

• Acculturation.
• Mexican American children -- Cultural assimilation.
• Mexican American teenagers -- Cultural assimilation.
• Mexican American children -- Psychology.
• Mexican American teenagers -- Psychology.
• acculturation
• behavioral problems
• Mexican American
• adolescents
• ethnic identity

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Garrison, Lance A.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 53215366
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