Psychosocial stress, bicultural identity integration, and bicultural self-efficacy among Hispanic emerging adults

Miguel Ángel Cano; Flavio F. Marsiglia; Alan Meca; Mario De La Rosa; Daisy Ramírez-Ortiz; Mariana Sánchez; José Félix Colón Burgos; Saul G. Alamilla; Gabriella Wuyke; Daniel Parras; Syed Zain Ali; Derrick J. Forney; Emil Varas-Rodríguez; Yanet Ruvalcaba; Andrea Contreras; Shyfuddin Ahmed; Beatriz Vega-Luna; Lucas G. Ochoa; Rebecca Cuadra; Mario J. Domínguez García

doi:10.1002/smi.2993

Psychosocial stress, bicultural identity integration, and bicultural self-efficacy among Hispanic emerging adults

Miguel Ángel Cano, Flavio F. Marsiglia, Alan Meca, Mario De La Rosa, Daisy Ramírez-Ortiz, Mariana Sánchez, José Félix Colón Burgos, Saul G. Alamilla, Gabriella Wuyke, Daniel Parras, Syed Zain Ali, Derrick J. Forney, Emil Varas-Rodríguez, Yanet Ruvalcaba, Andrea Contreras, Shyfuddin Ahmed, Beatriz Vega-Luna, Lucas G. Ochoa, Rebecca Cuadra, Mario J. Domínguez García

Public Service and Community Solutions, Watts College of (WATTS)

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Most studies on psychosocial stress among Hispanics have focused on risk factors. To better understand psychosocial stress among this population, this study aimed to examine components of bicultural identity integration and bicultural self-efficacy, that may be associated with lower psychosocial stress among Hispanic emerging adults (ages 18–25). This aim was tested on a cross-sectional sample of Hispanic emerging adults (M_age = 21.30, SD = 2.09) that included 200 participants (Arizona n = 99, Florida n = 101). The sample included men (n = 98) and women (n = 102). Most participants were US-born (70%), college students (69.5%), and of Mexican heritage (44%). Standardized coefficients from a hierarchical multiple regression model indicate that higher levels of the bicultural harmony component of bicultural identity integration (β = −0.26, p < 0.001) and the social groundedness component of bicultural self-efficacy (β = −0.23, p < 0.01) were associated with lower levels of psychosocial stress. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine components of bicultural identity integration and bicultural self-efficacy and their respective associations with psychosocial stress among any racial/ethnic group. Thus, more studies are needed to replicate our findings to determine if bicultural identity integration and bicultural self-efficacy should be considered in psychosocial stress interventions for Hispanics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	392-398
Number of pages	7
Journal	Stress and Health
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2993
State	Published - Apr 2021

Keywords

Hispanic emerging adults
Latino
bicultural competence
bicultural identity integration
bicultural self-efficacy
biculturalism
psychological stress
psychosocial stress
young adults

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Applied Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Cano, M. Á., Marsiglia, F. F., Meca, A., De La Rosa, M., Ramírez-Ortiz, D., Sánchez, M., Colón Burgos, J. F., Alamilla, S. G., Wuyke, G., Parras, D., Ali, S. Z., Forney, D. J., Varas-Rodríguez, E., Ruvalcaba, Y., Contreras, A., Ahmed, S., Vega-Luna, B., Ochoa, L. G., Cuadra, R., & Domínguez García, M. J. (2021). Psychosocial stress, bicultural identity integration, and bicultural self-efficacy among Hispanic emerging adults. Stress and Health, 37(2), 392-398. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2993

Cano, MÁ, Marsiglia, FF, Meca, A, De La Rosa, M, Ramírez-Ortiz, D, Sánchez, M, Colón Burgos, JF, Alamilla, SG, Wuyke, G, Parras, D, Ali, SZ, Forney, DJ, Varas-Rodríguez, E, Ruvalcaba, Y, Contreras, A, Ahmed, S, Vega-Luna, B, Ochoa, LG, Cuadra, R & Domínguez García, MJ 2021, 'Psychosocial stress, bicultural identity integration, and bicultural self-efficacy among Hispanic emerging adults', Stress and Health, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 392-398. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2993

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