Biculturalism and perceived competence of Latino immigrant adolescents
Biculturalism and perceived competence of Latino immigrant adolescents
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1022101219563
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发表时间：
1998-06-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Birman, D
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作者：
Birman, D
本研究调查了 123 名拉丁裔移民青少年对西班牙和美国文化的适应情况以及对能力的自我认知。该研究通过检验不同的文化适应方式是否可以预测不同文化需求的生活领域的感知能力，来测试双文化主义的情境模型。使用 Hal-ter (1988) 的《青少年能力自我认知概况》对学校生活、同龄人（拉丁裔和非拉丁裔）以及整体自我价值的能力感知进行评估。此外，还为该领域构建了一个类似的量表来评估家庭能力的看法。该研究发现了对文化适应情境模型的一些支持。对美国文化的适应预示着对美国同龄人能力的积极自我认知，而对西班牙文化的适应则预示着对拉丁裔同龄人能力的积极自我认知。然而，感知的家庭能力是通过美国文化而不是西班牙文化来预测的。关于双文化主义的结果是暂时的，有一种趋势将双文化主义与全球自我价值的积极自我认知联系起来。然而，由于该模型规定的许多条件没有得到满足，有关二元文化主义的结果对当前实施该结构的方法提出了质疑。
The present study investigated acculturation to the Hispanic and American cultures and self-perceptions of competence among 123 Latino immigrant adolescents. The study tested a contextual model of biculturalism by examining whether different acculturation styles predicted perceived competence in life spheres with different cultural demands. Perceived competence was assessed using Hal-ter's (1988) Self-Perceptions of Competence Profile for Adolescents for the life spheres of school, peers (both Latino and non-Latino), and global self-worth. In addition, an analogous scale to assess perceptions of competence in the family was constructed for that sphere. The study found some support for a contextual model of acculturation. Acculturation to American culture predicted positive self-perceptions of competence with American peers, while acculturation to Hispanic culture predicted positive self-perceptions of competence with Latino peers. Perceived family competence, however was predicted by acculturation to American rather than Hispanic culture. Results with respect to biculturalism are tentative, with a trend relating biculturalism to positive self-perceptions of global self-worth. However because,many of the conditions stipulated by the model were not met, results with respect to biculturalism raise questions about current approaches to operationalizing the construct.