Acculturative stress and cultural identity styles as predictors of psychosocial functioning in Hispanic Americans |
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| Institution: | 1. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand;2. University of Miami, United States;3. University of Texas at Austin, United States;4. Old Dominion University, United States;1. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States;2. College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, United States;1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Sociology Department, Research Group Tempus Omnia Revelat (TOR), Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium;2. Universiteit Gent, Sociology Department, Research Group Cultural Diversity: Opportunities and Socialization (CuDOS), Korte Meer 3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium;1. Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Canada;2. Centre for Youth and Society, University of Victoria, Canada;1. University of Miami, United States;2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States;3. Old Dominion University, United States;4. University of Southern California, United States;5. University of Texas at Austin, United States;1. Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;2. Faculty of \"Artes Liberales\", University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Abstract: | We test acculturative stress, Hybrid (HIS) and Alternating (AIS) Identity Styles, and their interaction effects as predictors of psychosocial functioning over a 12-day period among Hispanic American university students. Participants completed measures of acculturative stress, HIS, AIS, and internalizing (anxiety and depression) and externalizing (social aggression and rule-breaking) symptoms on Day 1; on Day 12 they completed the symptom measures a second time. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the Day 1 effects of acculturative stress, cultural identity styles, and their interactions on Day 12 symptoms controlling for the Day 1 symptoms. We hypothesized that acculturative stress would predict more, and the HIS would predict fewer, symptoms and that the AIS would moderate the relationship between acculturative stress and symptoms over time. Results indicated that: (1) acculturative stress predicted an increase in internalizing symptoms; (2) the HIS predicted a decrease in internalizing and externalizing symptoms; and (3) the AIS attenuated the relationship between acculturative stress and externalizing symptoms. The results are discussed in relation to the distinctive features of internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and recommendations for future research are advanced. |
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| Keywords: | Acculturative stress Alternating Cultural identity styles Hispanics Hybridizing Symptoms |
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