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The Associations Between Multiple Dimensions of Acculturation and Psychological Distress Among Latinx Youth From Immigrant Families

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ID2329329
AuthorsKatie E Hale (0000-0002-7068-9128, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA, corresponding author), Gabriel P Kuperminc (0000-0001-5354-9206, Georgia State University), Gabriel Kuperminc (Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA)
Year2021
Volume53
Issue2
Pages342-368
Publication date2021-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x19898698
OpenAlexW2999033021
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited68

Acculturation includes cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions, but few studies have included all three, and little is known about the ways in which these dimensions interact with contextual factors to predict psychological distress among Latinx adolescents. The current study explored the strength of the associations between the three dimensions of acculturation and psychological distress among Latinx adolescents from immigrant families ( N = 129). The study also investigated whether acculturative stress and time in the United States moderated these associations. Results indicated that higher levels of acculturative stress and lower levels of familism (an indicator of the cognitive dimension of acculturation) predicted higher psychological distress. Age of arrival moderated the association between language preference (behavioral dimension) and psychological distress for English-dominant participants such that later arrival (during adolescence) was associated with less distress compared with arrival in early childhood

Acculturation · Association (psychology · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Distress · Immigration · Mental health · Preference · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Clinical Psychology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year1,6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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