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. 2020 Jan;91(1):78-95.
doi: 10.1111/cdev.13148. Epub 2018 Sep 21.

Dynamic Transition Patterns in Acculturation Among Hispanic Adolescents

Tae Kyoung Lee  1 , Alan Meca  2 , Jennifer B Unger  3 , Byron L Zamboanga  4 , Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati  3 , Melinda Gonzales-Backen  5 , Elma I Lorenzo-Blanco  6 , Miguel Á Cano  7 , Sabrina E Des Rosiers  8 , Daniel W Soto  3 , Juan A Villamar  9 , Monica Pattarroyo  3 , Karina M Lizzi  1 , José Szapocznik  1 , Seth J Schwartz  1
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Dynamic Transition Patterns in Acculturation Among Hispanic Adolescents

Tae Kyoung Lee et al. Child Dev. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Acculturation consists of multiple domains (i.e., cultural practices, identifications, and values). However, less is known about how acculturation processes influence each other across multiple domains of acculturation. This study was designed to investigate transition patterns of acculturative processes within and across domains in a sample of 302 recent-immigrant Hispanic adolescents, Mage (SD) = 14.51 years (0.88) at baseline; male = 53%). Adolescents were assessed six times over a 3-year period. Latent profile analyses identified two profiles (high [or increasing] vs. low) for each domain at each timepoint. We found largely stable transition patterns in each domain over six timepoints. Importantly, sequential associations among profiles in acculturation domains were also detected. Implication for acculturation theory and research are discussed.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Longitudinal patterns of three acculturations across six timepoints. (a) Consistent pattern of practices over six timepoints. (b) Dynamic patterns of identifications over six timepoints. (c) Dynamic patterns of values over six timepoints. Note. Values represent the mean of each indicator. Error bars represents 95% confidence interval of mean parameters. Wald chi-square tests were used for mean difference. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Transition pattern across all three domain specific acculturations. Note. Standardized probit coefficients were shown. Nonsignificant path coefficients were not specified in the figure. All coefficients were estimated after controlling for gender, age, family income, years in the United States, and site. PRAC = practices; IDEN = identifications; VALU = values. *p < .05. ***p < .001.
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