The Influence of Cultural Identity and Perceived Barriers on College-Going Beliefs and Aspirations of Latino Youth in Emerging Immigrant Communities

Autor/inn/en	Gonzalez, Laura M.; Stein, Gabriela L.; Huq, Nadia
Titel	The Influence of Cultural Identity and Perceived Barriers on College-Going Beliefs and Aspirations of Latino Youth in Emerging Immigrant Communities
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 35 (2013) 1, S.103-120 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986312463002
Schlagwörter	Academic Aspiration; Immigrants; Self Efficacy; Self Concept; Barriers; Hispanic American Students; Acculturation; College Attendance; Resilience (Psychology); Correlation; Gender Differences; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Age Differences; Ethnicity; Measures (Individuals); Middle School Students; High School Students; Regression (Statistics); Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Selbstkonzept; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Akkulturation; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ethnizität; Messdaten; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Emerging immigrant communities differ from established communities in terms of needs and available resources. Students in these emerging communities may still be acculturating to new contexts and establishing their ethnic identities, which may impact their ability to engage in planning for the future. The current study examines what impact these cultural identity variables, in addition to perceptions of barriers to college entrance, would have on educational aspirations and college-going self-efficacy beliefs of Latino adolescents. Findings from 171 middle- and high school Latino students from immigrant families indicated that public ethnic regard and resilience to barriers were positively associated with college-going self-efficacy, and Anglo orientation had a trend-level effect, while perceived barriers were negatively related to that outcome. Private ethnic regard and person-based barriers were negatively associated with educational aspirations. Generation status, gender, mother's education, and age were control variables. Implications for research and practice are provided, focusing on perceived barriers and self-efficacy beliefs. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10