Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 108 East Dean Keeton St., Stop A2702, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2021 Mar;2021(176):205-225. doi: 10.1002/cad.20396. Epub 2021 Feb 22.
Prior studies investigating the association between acculturation and adolescent adjustment have often focused on specific acculturation domains rather than examining these domains collectively in a profile typology. Here, we investigate stability and change patterns in Mexican American adolescent acculturation profiles over time, using a two-wave longitudinal dataset spanning 5 years. Using latent profile analysis, three adolescent acculturation profiles were identified at Waves 1 and 2: integrated; moderately integrated; and moderately assimilated. Using latent transition analysis, four acculturation transition profiles were identified across time: stable integrated; stable moderately integrated; progressive; and regressive. Over half of all adolescents were identified as belonging to the stable integrated and stable moderately integrated transition profiles. Adolescents classified in the stable integrated profile reported the highest levels of adjustment (academic competence and socioemotional well-being) relative to those with other transition profiles. Findings from this study contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic process of acculturation among Mexican American adolescents, and provide useful insights to inform interventions and policies aimed at improving Mexican-origin adolescents' adaption to US culture while maintaining their heritage Mexican culture.
先前的研究调查了文化适应与青少年适应之间的关系，这些研究通常侧重于特定的文化适应领域，而不是以一种典型的类型学来综合考察这些领域。在这里，我们使用跨越 5 年的两波纵向数据集，调查了墨西哥裔美国青少年文化适应模式随时间的稳定性和变化模式。使用潜在剖面分析，在第 1 波和第 2 波中确定了三种青少年文化适应模式：综合模式；中度综合模式；和中度同化模式。使用潜在转变分析，在整个时间内确定了四种文化适应转变模式：稳定综合模式；稳定中度综合模式；进步模式；和倒退模式。超过一半的青少年被确定为属于稳定综合和稳定中度综合转变模式。与其他转变模式相比，属于稳定综合模式的青少年报告了最高水平的调整（学业能力和社会情感幸福感）。这项研究的结果有助于全面了解墨西哥裔美国青少年文化适应的动态过程，并为旨在改善墨西哥裔美国青少年适应美国文化的同时保持其墨西哥文化遗产的干预措施和政策提供了有用的见解。
