Tridimensional (3D) acculturation: Ethnic identity and psychological functioning of tricultural Jamaican immigrants.

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail M. Ferguson ◽  
Maria I. Iturbide ◽  
Beverly P. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Psychological Functioning

Ethnic-racial typicality and its relation to ethnic identity and psychological functioning.

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren L. Mitchell ◽  
Ummul-Kiram Kathawalla ◽  
Alex A. Ajayi ◽  
Jillian Fish ◽  
Sarah C. Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Psychological Functioning

Ethnic identity affirmation as a strength for Mexican descent academic outcomes: Psychological functioning and academic attitudes as mediators

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1155-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandy Piña-Watson ◽  
Ashley J. Martinez ◽  
Lauren N. Cruz ◽  
Jasmín D. Llamas ◽  
Belem G. López
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Mexican Descent ◽  
Academic Attitudes

Ethnic Identity, Life Satisfaction, and Depressive Symptoms of Mexican Descent Adolescents: Self-Esteem as a Mediating Mechanism

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandy Piña-Watson ◽  
Mandrila Das ◽  
Lourdes Molleda ◽  
Carla Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mexican Descent ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Acceptable Model

The present study investigates the mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of gender in the relationship between ethnic identity components (i.e., exploration, resolution, affirmation) and depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Participants were 294 Mexican descent adolescents (55.4% female) ages 14 to 18 years ( M = 15.27 years; SD = 1.00 years). A mediated multigroup path analysis was conducted. The final model indicated that self-esteem is a potential mediator between ethnic identity affirmation and resolution with depressive symptoms and life satisfaction due to significant indirect relationships. The full model achieved acceptable model fit. Ethnic identity exploration was not significantly related to self-esteem, and no gender differences were present in the model. This study helps those working with Mexican descent youth come to a better understanding of self-esteem as a potential mechanism through which ethnic identity is related to psychological functioning (i.e., life satisfaction and depressive symptoms). Implications for practice and suggestions for future directions are discussed.

Mi Conexión Cultural al Ambiente Educativo: Cultural Congruity as a Mediator within a Psychosociocultural Examination of Californian Latinx High School Students’ Coping

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110204
Author(s):  
Nancy Herrera ◽  
Jeanett Castellanos ◽  
Alberta M. Gloria
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Outcomes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Congruity ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

As California is one of the primary states with the highest influx of Latinxs, the rise of Latinx enrollment in California high schools calls to the importance of understanding methods to increase academic and overall wellness. Cultural congruity (i.e., match of one’s cultural values with those of the educational setting) is hypothesized to influence positive academic and psychological outcomes for Latinx students. However, no study to date has examined the role cultural congruity in further explaining psychological outcomes for high schoolers. Using the psychosociocultural framework, the study’s purpose was to examine if cultural congruity further explains the relationships between academic self-efficacy, family support, and ethnic identity with coping, respectively. For a sample of 104 Latinx Californian high school students, results revealed that cultural congruity partially explained the relationships of academic self-efficacy and ethnic identity with coping, respectively. Educators and mental health practitioners may benefit from implementing a curriculum that is culturally validating, as it may support positive psychological functioning and coping strategies.

The Unique Contribution of Positive Orientation to Optimal Functioning

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Alessandri ◽  
Gian Vittorio Caprara ◽  
John Tisak
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Positive Orientation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Common Mode ◽  
Optimal Functioning

Literature documents that the judgments people hold about themselves, their life, and their future are important ingredients of their psychological functioning and well-being, and are commonly related to each other. In this paper, results from a large cross-sectional sample (N = 1,331, 48% males) are presented attesting to the hypothesis that evaluations about oneself, one’s life, and one’s future rest on a common mode of viewing experiences named “Positive Orientation.” These results corroborate the utility of the new construct as a critical component of individuals’ well functioning.

Review of Homosexuality and Psychological Functioning.

1972 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 358-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. JAY KNOPFS
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Functioning
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