Developmental Assets and Ethnic Identity as Predictors of Thriving in Hispanic Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Alvarado, Melissa; Ricard, Richard J.
Titel	Developmental Assets and Ethnic Identity as Predictors of Thriving in Hispanic Adolescents
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 35 (2013) 4, S.510-523 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986313499006
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Acculturation; Stress Variables; Predictor Variables; Hispanic Americans; Adolescents; Middle School Students; At Risk Students; High School Students; Developmental Stages; Likert Scales; Well Being; Values; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Akkulturation; Prädiktor; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Likert-Skala; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Wertbegriff
Abstract	This study examined the confluence of developmental assets, ethnic identity, and acculturative stress in the prediction of thriving among Hispanic adolescents. Thriving is used to encompass youth who are not only doing well now but who are also on the trajectory toward overall success. Study participants included 130 self-reported Hispanic middle and high school students participating in a leadership program specifically geared toward at-risk students. The results indicated that ethnic identity and developmental assets positively predict adolescent thriving. As expected, the correlations between developmental assets scores (context and category) and composite thriving were all significant and positive. Specifically, internal assets and ethnic identity were the main predictors of thriving according to regression analysis. Implications for professionals working with Hispanic youth are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10