Theoretical Perspectives on Chicano Personality Development

The vast majority of the empirical research dealing with personality development in Mexican-Americans has focused on the measurement of specific variables like cognitive style, cooperation-competition, need for achievement, selfconcept, and locus of control. While the level of methodological sophist...

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Published in:Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences 1982-12, Vol.4 (4), p.407-432
Main Authors: Garza, Raymond T., Lipton, Jack P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The vast majority of the empirical research dealing with personality development in Mexican-Americans has focused on the measurement of specific variables like cognitive style, cooperation-competition, need for achievement, selfconcept, and locus of control. While the level of methodological sophistication in cross-cultural psychology has improved dramatically in recent years, few advances have-been made at the theoretical level. Traditional theories of personality development are critically examined with specific emphasis on their applications to Mexican-Americans. The need for a theoretical model that can incorporate the interactive effects of culture and personality within a multicultural context is stressed. A preliminary framework for an interactional model of multiculturalism and personality development which can synthesize and integrate the effects of Chicano culture on the development of personality is proposed and discussed.
ISSN:0739-9863
1552-6364
DOI:10.1177/07399863820044001