ERIC Number: EJ1020472
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-1927
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The Role of Behavioral and Cognitive Cultural Orientation on Mexican American College Students' Life Satisfaction
Ojeda, Lizette; Edwards, Lisa M.; Hardin, Erin E.; Piña-Watson, Brandy
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v13 n1 p63-74 Jan 2014
We examined the role of behavioral (acculturation and enculturation) and cognitive cultural orientation (independent and interdependent self-construal) on Mexican American college students' life satisfaction. Analyses explained 28% of the variance in life satisfaction, with social class, grade point average, and independent self-construal being unique predictors. Furthermore, enculturation was associated with increasing life satisfaction among those low in interdependent self-construal, whereas acculturation was associated with decreasing life satisfaction among those high in independent self-construal. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Cultural Background, Self Concept, Life Satisfaction, College Students, Grade Point Average, Acculturation, Predictor Variables, Social Class, Role, Cognitive Processes, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals), Regression (Statistics), Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans
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