Journal of Community Psychology
Volume 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-174

A person-centered and ecological investigation of acculturation strategies in hispanic immigrant youth (Article)

Coarsworrh J.D.* , Moldonodo-Molina M. , Pantin H. , Szapocznik J.
  • a Pennsylvania State University, United States, 110 South Henderson Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States
  • b Pennsylvania State University, United States
  • c University of Miami, School of Medicine, United States
  • d University of Miami, School of Medicine, United States

Abstract

Understanding the processes of acculturation in ethnic minority populations is one of the central tasks of crosscultural research. Addressing challenges of theory, methods, and application in acculturation research requires ongoing advancements in methods and theoretical and model development. The current study was designed to explain a person-centered approach to investigating acculturation and biculturalism and to illustrate this method with a sample of 315 Hispanic youth. Pattern analyses of the Hispanicism and Americanism scores from the Bicultural Involvement Scale yielded four distinct acculturation types, including one characterized by moderate scores on both scales. Relations between acculturation types and indicators of individual, family, and peer adaptation were tested. Results indicated that bicultural youth tended to show the most adaptive pattern of functioning across multiple sociocultural domains. Assimilated youth did not show as strongly negative a pattern as has been reported elsewhere. Implications and benefits of a person-centered approach are discussed. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-14844286838&doi=10.1002%2fjcop.20046&partnerID=40&md5=a830099a7fdd49a193d95dc2c02f3352
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20046
ISSN: 00904392
Cited by: 107
Original Language: English