Exploring the College Adjustment of Latiné Students at Hispanic Serving Institutions

Authors

  • Marianna Amato University of California-San Diego, USA
  • Vanja Lazarevic San Diego State University, USA
  • Alyson Shapiro San Diego State University, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/2ny10y33

Keywords:

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Abstract

This study examined how familismo and family obligations act as a spectrum of strengths and challenges. Latiné students ages 18-25 (M =21.54, SD = 4.128) were recruited from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in California. Participants (N = 91, 85.7% women) were asked to fill out a survey concerning their social, personal, and academic adjustment, mental health, and support from their professors. Key findings indicated that familismo was associated with positive academic adjustment. Additionally, familismo was positively correlated with high levels of professor support. Furthermore, high levels of professor support and familismo were correlated with low depressive symptoms. These results indicate that familismo may act as a protective factor that can be utilized by academic professionals to increase positive adjustment for their students.

Author Biographies

  • Marianna Amato, University of California-San Diego, USA

    MARIANNA AMATO, MS, is a PhD student studying Education the University of California, San Diego. Her interests broadly center around fostering the wellbeing of marginalized students by examining how identity factors such as, culture, gender, and sexuality and demographic factors including race/ethnicity relate to their social and emotional adjustment to school. Email: mamato@ucsd.edu

  • Vanja Lazarevic , San Diego State University, USA

    VANJA LAZAREVIC, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Child and Family Development Department, San Diego State University. Her research broadly centers the contextual and personal factors that contribute to the development, health, and positive well being of immigrant and refugee youth. Email: vlazarevic@sdsu.edu

  • Alyson Shapiro, San Diego State University, USA

    ALISON SHAPIRO, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Child and Family Development Department, San Diego State University. Her major research interests lie in the area of social development, father involvement, co-parenting, couple relationships, parent-child relationships, family-focused intervention, cultural influences of families, and associations between mindfulness and relationship processes. Email: ashapiro@sdsu.edu

References

Amato M, Lazarevic V, Shapiro A

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Published

2024-11-24

Issue

Vol. 8 No. SI (2) (2024): Journal of Underrepresented & Minority Progress: Special Issue on Hispanics in Higher Education

Section

Special Issue: Hispanics in Higher Education