Acculturation, White Marginalization, and Family Support as Predictors of Perceived Distress in Mexican American Female College Students

This study examined the influence of psychosociocultural variables of acculturation, White attitudinal marginalization, family support, and income on perceived distress in 247 Mexican American female college students. Participants were bicultural and attended primarily White universities in the West...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 2004-04, Vol.51 (2), p.151-157
Main Authors: Castillo, Linda G, Conoley, Collie W, Brossart, Daniel F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Colleges
Cross Cultural Differences
Cultural values
Distress
Family
Family Environment
Family support
Female
Females
Financial Support
Hispanic Americans
Human
Income
Income Level
Marginalization
Medical sciences
Mexican American people
Mexican Americans
Psychological distress
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychosocial Development
Racial Attitudes
Racial Bias
Social exclusion
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social Support
Sociocultural environment
Sociocultural Factors
Student Attitudes
Students
Values
White people
Whites
Women
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Summary:This study examined the influence of psychosociocultural variables of acculturation, White attitudinal marginalization, family support, and income on perceived distress in 247 Mexican American female college students. Participants were bicultural and attended primarily White universities in the West and Southwest. Results showed that comfort with White cultural values, perceived support from family, and financial support are related to lower perceived distress for participants. Implications for counselors addressing perceived distress in Mexican American female college students are provided.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.51.2.151