Kimberly L Henriquez

Biographic Data

ID5511562
NAMEKimberly L Henriquez
GIVEN NAMESKimberly L
FAMILY NAMEHenriquez
SIGNATUREHENRIQUEZ K L
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas at Austin
ORCID0009-0006-4277-9894
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Can adolescent hope buffer against the adverse effects of youth and parent cultural stress on Latinx youths’ adjustment outcomes

    Open AccessElma I Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I Lorenzo‐Blanco et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2026

    Latinx youth and their parents can experience cultural stress-a constellation of interrelated stressors Latinx youth and parents experience based on racism, xenophobia, and the navigation of bicultural contexts. Notably, cultural stress Latinx youth and parents experience can compromise the emotional (i.e., depressive symptoms and self-esteem) and behavioral (i.e., aggressive behavior, alcohol and tobacco use) well-being of youth. However, not al…

  • “So no one feels left out”

    Open AccessElma I Lorenzo‐Blanco, Kimberly L Henriquez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Educational Psychology2025

    8.51; range = 31 - 71) participated in six separate youth and parent focus groups. Guided by reflexive thematic analysis, we constructed two themes: 1) inclusive, welcoming, and safe schools and 2) schools without cultural stressors and filled with supportive allies; each with three accompanying subthemes. Youths' and parents' reimagined ideal realities revealed needed changes in people and infrastructure within the school context. Youths' and pa…

  • Todo el tiempo no participamos porque se van a burlar” (we never participate because they will make fun of us)

    Open AccessElma I Lorenzo‐Blanco, Kimberly L Henriquez et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2025

    15.3 years; 82% Mexican) from a large and diverse Central Texas school district. Using a reflexive thematic analysis approach, we constructed five themes of cultural and systemic stressors: (a) being othered: treated as different, inferior, and/or a foreigner; (b) cultural racism resulting in linguistic and social isolation; (c) anti-immigration policies: hardships and barriers in daily life; (d) economic disadvantage: greater stress and pressure…

  • Latinx/Hispanic youths’ experiences of cultural stressors, emotional reactions, and coping within the family context

    Open AccessKimberly L Henriquez, Elma I Lorenzo‐Blanco et al.ARTICLECultural Diversity & Ethnic…2024

    Findings highlight the need for cultural stress theory to focus on the family context in Latinx/Hispanic youths' experiences of cultural stressors, their emotional reactions and coping responses to these stressors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Intermediary processes in Hispanic/Latinx/o youths' coping responses to cultural stressors

    Open AccessElma I Lorenzo‐Blanco, Kimberly L Henriquez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2024Cited by: 1References: 13

    Cultural stressors related to racism, xenophobia, and navigating bicultural contexts can compromise the healthy development of Hispanic/Latinx/o (H/L) youth. Youth' coping can minimize the adverse impact of this stress. Less is known about the intermediary processes related to youths' cultural stressor experiences and coping responses. We analyzed focus group data from H/L youth (N = 45; 50% girls; 0% nonbinary; M age = 15.3) to hear their voices…

  • The Association of Ethnic and American Identities with Psychological Well-Being among Latinx Emerging Adults

    Open AccessKimberly L Henriquez, Elma I Lorenzo-Blanco et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2023References: 28