Giovanni Ramos, Nicole E Lorenzo, Dainelys Garcia, Daniel M Bagner
{"title":"Skill Change Among Latinx Families in a Behavioral Parenting Intervention: The Interactive Effect of Caregiver Language Preference and Acculturation.","authors":"Giovanni Ramos, Nicole E Lorenzo, Dainelys Garcia, Daniel M Bagner","doi":"10.1037/lat0000226","DOIUrl":"10.1037/lat0000226","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"11 3","pages":"175-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10557956/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41172284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frances R Morales, José Manuel González Vera, Michelle A Silva, Germán A Cadenas, Jenifer García Mendoza, Luz M Garcini, Manuel Paris, Amanda Venta, Melanie M Domenech Rodríguez, Alfonso Mercado
{"title":"An Exploratory Study of Healing Circles as a Strategy to Facilitate Resilience in an Undocumented Community.","authors":"Frances R Morales, José Manuel González Vera, Michelle A Silva, Germán A Cadenas, Jenifer García Mendoza, Luz M Garcini, Manuel Paris, Amanda Venta, Melanie M Domenech Rodríguez, Alfonso Mercado","doi":"10.1037/lat0000221","DOIUrl":"10.1037/lat0000221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Within the United States (U.S.), the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted critical inequalities affecting undocumented communities and resulting in particularly heightened stress for members of these communities. In addition to the stress associated to COVID-19, immigrants in the U.S. were more than ever subjected to a hostile anti-immigrant climate under Trump's administration. Given this compounded stress, the impact of the pandemic on mental health is likely to be disproportionately experienced by undocumented immigrants. In response, a group of psychologists partnered with a leading immigrant rights advocacy organization and formed a reciprocal collaboration to support undocumented communities. A major focus of the collaboration is to foster learning, supporting members of the immigrant community to contribute to their own well-being and others in the community. Accordingly, the collaborative developed and delivered a web-based mental health education session to the immigrant community and to practitioners serving this population. The session presented the use of healing circles as a strength-based approach to building resilience and also sought feedback regarding specific features of healing circles that can enhance their effectiveness in managing distress. Survey data and qualitative findings from this study show that those who participated in the web-based program perceived the session as validating and informative. Findings also underscored the need for creating safe spaces for community members to be vulnerable about their lived experiences while promoting ownership of their narratives. We discuss practical implications pertaining to the development and facilitation of social support groups for immigrants led by non-specialist community members trained for this role.</p>","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"11 2","pages":"119-133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10569501/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Cooper, R. Bachem, M. G. Meentken, L. Aceves, Ana G. Perez Barrios
{"title":"Cumulative Lifetime Adversity and Depression among a National Sample of U.S. Latinx Immigrants: Within-group Differences in Risk and Protective Factors Using Data from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study.","authors":"D. Cooper, R. Bachem, M. G. Meentken, L. Aceves, Ana G. Perez Barrios","doi":"10.1037/lat0000145.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000145.supp","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000Latinx immigrants are exposed to multiple stressors before, during, and after migration. However, most past research has assumed the effects of these stressors are uniform across Latinx groups despite considerable within-group variation. The purpose of this study was to (a) assess the moderating effects of several risk and protective factors on the association between cumulative lifetime adversity and depression among U.S. Latinx immigrants and (b) examine the extent to which risk and protective processes differed between Latinx subgroups.\u0000\u0000\u0000Method\u0000Data came from a cross-sectional secondary dataset, called the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study. The sample (N = 2893) was identified using stratified random probability sampling in four of the largest Latinx metropolitan areas: the Bronx, NY, San Diego, CA, Chicago, IL, and Miami, FL. We included four Latinx subgroups in our study: Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Mexicans, and Dominicans.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Results from multi-group regression analyses suggested that social support moderated the association between cumulative lifetime adversity and depression. However, further subgroup analyses showed the moderation effect was only present for Cuban and Dominican immigrants. We also found that perceived discrimination moderated the association between lifetime adversity and depression for Cuban immigrants and ethnic identity moderated the relationship between lifetime adversity and depression for Dominican immigrants.\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusions\u0000Our results provide preliminary evidence for the presence of within-group differences in responses to adverse events among Latinx immigrant groups. Results can be used to inform the development of mental health interventions tailored to the specific needs of various Latinx immigrant populations.","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"19 1","pages":"202-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87451731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucas Torres, Felicia Mata-Greve, C. Bird, Erick Herrera Hernandez
{"title":"Intersectionality Research Within Latinx Mental Health: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations","authors":"Lucas Torres, Felicia Mata-Greve, C. Bird, Erick Herrera Hernandez","doi":"10.1037/lat0000122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000122","url":null,"abstract":"Intersectionality considers the meaning and consequences associated with multiple identities along interlocking systems of disadvantage and inequality (Cole, 2009; Crenshaw, 1991). In recent years, there has been increasing attention on examining the mental health outcomes associated with membership in multiple marginalized groups. Unfortunately, intersectionality research examining the unique experiences of Latinx groups remains scarce. The current article reviews theoretical and methodological considerations regarding intersectionality research within Latinx mental health. From a theoretical perspective, intersectionality brings a series of questions regarding the epistemological approaches to studying psychological phenomena. This, in turn, influences the methodological strategies used to examine these processes. The discussion advances the ongoing discourse regarding the benefits and limitations of integrating intersectionality within research that provides further insight into our Latinx communities. La interseccionalidad considera el significado y las consecuencias asociadas con múltiples identidades a lo largo de sistemas de desventaja y desigualdad entrelazados (Cole, 2009; Crenshaw, 1991). En los últimos años, la investigación de interseccionalidad ha ganado una mayor atención para examinar los resultados de salud mental asociados con la membresía en múltiples grupos desfavorecidos. Desafortunadamente, la investigación de interseccionalidad que examina las experiencias únicas de los grupos Latinx sigue siendo escasa. El manuscrito actual revisa las consideraciones teóricas y metodológicas sobre la investigación de interseccionalidad dentro de la salud mental de Latinx. Desde una perspectiva teórica, la interseccionalidad trae una serie de preguntas con respecto a los enfoques epistemológicos para estudiar los fenómenos psicológicos. Esto, a su vez, influye en las estrategias metodológicas utilizadas para examinar estos procesos. La discusión busca avanzar en el discurso en curso sobre los beneficios y las limitaciones para integrar la interseccionalidad dentro de la investigación que proporciona una mayor comprensión de nuestras comunidades de Latinx.","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"69 1","pages":"304–317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73445249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction to Special Issue on Research Methods and Design Considerations With Latinx Populations","authors":"A. Romero, A. Umaña‐Taylor","doi":"10.1037/lat0000124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000124","url":null,"abstract":"There have been significant advances in Latinx psychology research in the past two decades, and the field is now in a position to focus on how new methodologies can advance research in this area. The promising new methods can further our understanding of key factors that research has found to be important in Latinx psychology. In this vein, this special issue highlights how methodological advances can advance research on parenting, relationships, community contexts, intersectional identities, intersectional oppressions, and international contexts. In this issue, we provide examples, insights, and recommendations into qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches. Three empirical examples demonstrate methodology with Latinx populations of children and parents, romantic partners, and adults in community contexts. Three conceptual papers provide guidelines on effective implementation of qualitative methods with Latinx populations, an overview of intersectional approaches to quantitative analyses, and insight into how international collaborations can advance global Latinx psychology. Effective use and application of innovative methods will improve the quality of our research studies and, in turn, enhance the scientific advances we make in Latinx psychology. Han habido grandes avances en la investigación de la psicología Latinx en las últimas dos decadas; y el campo está ahora en condiciones de centrarse en cómo las nuevas metodologías pueden avanzar en la investigación en esta área. Hay muchos métodos prometedores que pueden profundizar nuestra comprensión de los factores claves que las investigaciones han encontrado ser importantes en la psicología Latinx. En esta edición especial, proporcionamos ejemplos, ideas y recomendaciones en enfoques de métodos cualitativos, cuantitativos y mixtos. Tres ejemplos empíricos demuestran metodología con poblaciones Latinx de niños y padres, parejas románticas y adultos en contextos comunitarios. Tres papeles conceptuales ofrecen directrices sobre la aplicación efectiva de los métodos cualitativos con las poblaciones Latinx, una visión general de los enfoques interseccionales de los análisis cuantitativos, y la idea de cómo las colaboraciones internacionales pueden avanzar a nivel mundial la Psicología Latinx. El uso eficaz y la aplicación de métodos innovadores mejorarán la calidad de nuestros estudios de investigación y, a su vez, mejorarán los avances científicos que realizamos en la Psicología Latinx.","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"160 2 1","pages":"259–263"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77819595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Delgado-Romero, Anneliese A Singh, Jhokania De Los Santos
{"title":"Cuéntame: The Promise of Qualitative Research With Latinx Populations","authors":"E. Delgado-Romero, Anneliese A Singh, Jhokania De Los Santos","doi":"10.1037/lat0000123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000123","url":null,"abstract":"A recent content analysis of the Journal of Latina/o Psychology (Delgado-Romero, Stanley, & Oh, 2017) reflected the increasingly important role that qualitative research methods play in the development of Latinx psychology. This finding parallels the paradigmatic shift in the field of psychology (Gergen, Josselson, & Freeman, 2015; Ponterotto & Grieger, 2007) toward a balance between quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry. In this article, the authors examine the unique promise that qualitative research can play in advancing multicultural psychology (Hall, Yip, & Zárate, 2016) relative to Latinx populations (e.g., Ojeda, Flores, Meza, & Morales, 2011), with the overlay of critical perspectives (Solórzano, & Bernal, 2001) in Latinx Psychology. We focus on the culturally consistent ways that qualitative research may empower Latinx populations and aim to give voice to their stories. We review best practices in qualitative research grounded by integrating Latinx cultural values and offer guidance for researchers considering qualitative research methods with Latinx populations. Un análisis de contenido reciente del Journal of Latina/o Psychology (Delgado-Romero et al., 2017) reflejó la importancia de los métodos de investigación cualitativa en el desarrollo de la psicología Latinx. Este descubrimiento es paralelo al cambio paradigmático en el campo de la psicología (Gergen et al., 2015; Ponterotto & Grieger, 2007) para un equilibrio entre los métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos de investigación. En este artículo, los autores examinan la promesa especial que la investigación cualitativa puede desempeñar en el avance de la psicología multicultural (Hall et al., 2016) para las poblaciónes Latinx (e.g., Ojeda et al., 2011), con perspectivas críticas (Solórzano & Bernal, 2001) en psicología Latinx. Nos enfocamos en las formas culturales en que la investigación cualitativa puede empoderar a las personas Latinx y dar voz a sus historias. Revisamos las mejores prácticas en investigación cualitativa, y ofrecemos orientación para los investigadores que consideran los métodos de investigación cualitativa con poblaciones Latinx.","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"19 1","pages":"318–328"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81838915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, Ana A. Baumann, Alejandro L. Vázquez, N. Amador-Buenabad, Natalie Franceschi Rivera, Nydia Ortiz-Pons, J. Parra-Cardona
{"title":"Scaling out evidence-based interventions outside the U.S. mainland: Social justice or Trojan horse?","authors":"Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, Ana A. Baumann, Alejandro L. Vázquez, N. Amador-Buenabad, Natalie Franceschi Rivera, Nydia Ortiz-Pons, J. Parra-Cardona","doi":"10.1037/LAT0000121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/LAT0000121","url":null,"abstract":"Global health disparities continue to widen as professional standards for effectiveness of mental health services provision become more precise and difficult to achieve across varied economic and social contexts. Within the US, health disparities are evident in Latinx populations. Globally, the health disparities are also evident in Latin America as compared to the US and other economically affluent nations. The diversification of psychology in content and persons has led to a unique opportunity to build bridges that can help reduce disparities inand outside of the US mainland. Collaborations can be of great use in addressing health disparities internationally but also are of critical importance in testing the ecological validity of existing interventions. It is imperative that researchers approach these exchanges as truly collaborative and power even, as researchers in all locations stand to learn and grow from the partnership, otherwise US-based researchers can unwittingly engage intellectual colonization and advance cultural imperialism. US-based researchers must be particularly thoughtful about disparities in both resources and consequences for success and failures in research contexts. We discuss specific failures, recoveries, and successes that may be useful to other researchers engaged, or seeking to engage in, international collaborations.","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"141 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86682797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ada M Wilkinson-Lee, Alexandra M. Armenta, Velia Leybas Nuño, Martha Moore-Monroy, Allison Hopkins, Francisco A. R. García
{"title":"Engaging Promotora-Led Community-Based Participatory Research: An Introduction to a Crossover Design Focusing on Reproductive and Mental Health Needs of a Latina Community","authors":"Ada M Wilkinson-Lee, Alexandra M. Armenta, Velia Leybas Nuño, Martha Moore-Monroy, Allison Hopkins, Francisco A. R. García","doi":"10.1037/lat0000119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000119","url":null,"abstract":"Literature emphasizes the need to engage Latino/as in research. However, exactly how to accomplish the engagement while maintaining scientific rigor is a challenge that investigators face. We contribute to the literature by demonstrating the implementation of a crossover design embedded within a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach. The goal of the study was to disseminate priority health education, which aligned with U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening guidelines, to Latinas 18 to 65 years of age living in Pima County, Arizona. The use of CBPR was to ensure engagement and increase ownership of the study by the Latina community. To this end, the article discusses the integration of CBPR throughout the crossover study to reach the outcomes of increased knowledge in health education related to sexually transmitted infections and depression that promoted informed health care decisions and increased screening. La literatura acentúa la necesidad de atraer Latinos/as a estudios de investigaciones. Sin embargo, el desafío que encuentran los investigadores es de que manera exacta lograr atraerles y aun mantener el rigor científico. Nosotros contribuimos a esta literatura demostrando la implementación de un diseño cruzado estrechamente ligado al enfoque de investigaciones basadas en participación comunitaria (CBPR). El objetivo del estudio, el cual está en regla con las guías de evaluaciones de salud de United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), es de diseminar de manera prioritaria educación de salud a Latinas de entre 18 a 65 años de edad que viven en el condado de Pima, en Arizona. El uso de investigaciones basadas en participación comunitaria (CBPR) es de asegurar un compromiso y aumentar el sentimiento de posesión de este estudio por parte de la comunidad Latina. Con este propósito, este documento discute la integración de CBPR atreves de un estudio cruzado para alcanzar el objetivo de aumentar el conocimiento de educación sobre la salud relacionado con infecciones de transmisión sexual y depresión así promoviendo decisiones de salud educadas y aumentar el uso de evaluaciones de salud.","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"291–303"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88241085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zoe E. Taylor, Blake L. Jones, Laura Y. Anaya, Carly D. Evich
{"title":"Effortful Control as a Mediator Between Contextual Stressors and Adjustment in Midwestern Latino Youth","authors":"Zoe E. Taylor, Blake L. Jones, Laura Y. Anaya, Carly D. Evich","doi":"10.1037/lat0000091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000091","url":null,"abstract":"The challenges of transitioning into adolescence may be exacerbated for Latino youth whom, on average, often experience additional unique stressors such as discrimination and poverty. However, self-regulation traits, such as effortful control, could protect youth against the negative effects of stressors. Using a resilience framework, we examined the relations of multicultural stressors on depressive and externalizing problems in Latino youth, and tested if effortful control counteracted these relations. We hypothesized that stressors would positively predict depressive and externalizing problems, but that effortful control would compensate against these risks. Latino families with a fifth-grade child (N = 57, mean age = 10.5, 57.9% female, 83% two-parent) living in the Midwest were recruited utilizing community resources. Data were cross-sectionally analyzed using structural equation modeling in Mplus. Stressors were positively associated with depressive and externalizing problems, whereas effortful control had negative direct effects on maladjustment. Results suggest that effortful control may help counteract contextual risks commonly experienced by Latino youth. Los retos de la transición a la adolescencia pueden ser exacerbados para los jóvenes Latinos que, en promedio, tienen experiencias adicionales de estresores únicos tales como la discriminación y la pobreza. Sin embargo, características de la regulación de la emoción, tal como el control esforzado de la atención, pueden proteger a los jóvenes de los efectos negativos del estrés. Objetivos: Usando un marco de resistencia, examinamos las relaciones de los estresores multiculturales con los síntomas depresivos y externalizantes en jóvenes Latinos, y probamos si el control esforzado contrariara estas relaciones. Nuestra hipótesis fue que estresores predecirían positivamente síntomas depresivos, pero que el control esforzado compensaría contra estos riesgos. Métodos: Familias Latinas con hijo/a en el quinto grado (N = 57, edad media = 10.5, 54% niñas, 83% con ambos padres) viviendo en el Medio Oeste fueron reclutadas utilizando recursos de la comunidad. Los datos fueron analizados transversalmente usando modelos de ecuaciones estructurales en MPlus. Resultados: Estresores fueron positivamente asociados con síntomas depresivos y externalizantes mientras que el control esforzado tuvo efectos directos negativos sobre la inadaptación. Conclusiones: Los resultados sugieren que el control esforzado puede ayudar a proteger a jóvenes Latinos contra riesgos contextuales comunes.","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"3 1","pages":"248–257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90568307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yacihuilca Moní, Marisa Mealy, José Carlos del Ama, J. Conway
{"title":"Bidimensional Acculturation and Academic Success Among Latina/o College Students","authors":"Yacihuilca Moní, Marisa Mealy, José Carlos del Ama, J. Conway","doi":"10.1037/lat0000098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000098","url":null,"abstract":"Two studies examine the effect of bidimensional acculturation on academic outcomes among Latina/o college students. Findings suggest that, contrary to previous studies, academic outcomes are not related to immigrant generational status. However, students who adopt the integration acculturation strategy are more likely to have a positive school attitude, while students who use the assimilation strategy are more likely to have a negative school attitude. Students who use the integration strategy also score higher on school effort and educational values than students who use the assimilation strategy. High levels of school effort and educational values are related to both a higher grade point average (GPA) and a more positive school attitude. Conversely, low levels of parental involvement are associated with positive academic outcomes. Students who were thinking of dropping out of college scored lower on school attitude, school effort, and educational values than their counterparts. However, there was no difference in the GPA of the two groups of students. Previous studies on this topic have focused almost exclusively on unidimensional acculturation and school-age children or adolescents. Thus, these studies provide insight into the way that bidimensional acculturation affects academic variables such as GPA, school attitude, parental involvement, school effort, educational values, and bilingualism within a Latina/o college sample. The findings from these studies emphasize the importance of focusing on the values and beliefs of both the host and heritage cultures. Dos estudios examinan el efecto de la aculturación bidimensional sobre el rendimiento académico entre estudiantes universitarios latina/os. Los resultados sugieren que, en contra de estudios anteriores, los rendimientos académicos no están relacionados con el estatus generacional de los inmigrantes. Sin embargo, los estudiantes que adoptan la estrategia de aculturación de integración tienen más probabilidades de tener una actitud escolar positiva, mientras que los estudiantes que utilizan la estrategia de asimilación tienen más probabilidades de tener una actitud escolar negativa. Los estudiantes que usan la estrategia de integración también muestran unos índices superiores en el esfuerzo escolar y en los valores educativos que los estudiantes que usan la estrategia de asimilación. Los altos niveles de esfuerzo escolar y los valores educativos están relacionados con un promedio de calificaciones más alto y una actitud escolar más positiva. En cambio la baja participación de los padres está asociada con rendimientos académicos positivos. Los estudiantes que pensaban abandonar la universidad mostraron niveles inferiores de actitud escolar, esfuerzo escolar y valores educativos al resto de los encuestados. Sin embargo, no hubo diferencias en el promedio de calificaciones entre los dos grupos de estudiantes. Los estudios anteriores en este tema se han concentrado casi exclusivamente en la acult","PeriodicalId":94085,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Latina/o psychology","volume":"40 1","pages":"220–234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81138962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}