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ERIC Number: EJ746238
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 19
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0140-1971
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Competence under Challenge: Exploring the Protective Influence of Parental Support and Ethnic Identity in Latino College Students
Ong, A. D.; Phinney, J. S.; Dennis, J.
Journal of Adolescence, v29 n6 p961-979 Dec 2006
This longitudinal study examined the protective influence of psychological and family factors on academic achievement in 123 Latino college (101 Mexican American, 14 Central American, 8 mixed Mexican/Central American) students. Three cultural resources-ethnic identity, family interdependence, and parental support-were hypothesized as protective factors that modify the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage in a positive direction. The pattern of findings suggests that Latino students with greater psychological and family resources evidence greater academic achievement. After covarying between-person differences in gender and generational status, both ethnic identity and parental support moderated the effects of low socioeconomic status on academic achievement.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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