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Ethnic Pride and Cultural Values Promote Positive Youth Development in a Conceptual Replication of the Five Cs Model
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Johnson, Lisa E.; Robins, Richard W.; Guyer, Amanda E.; Hastings, Paul D. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
The current study examined the Five Cs model of positive youth development (PYD; Lerner et al., 2005) in U.S. Mexican-origin youth (N = 674, 50% female) and tested the extent to which ethnic pride, familismo, and respeto, as an index of cultural orientation, predicted PYD across midadolescence. PYD was modeled using a bifactor structure, which…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Cultural Traits, Predictor Variables, Adolescents
The Development of Global and Domain Self-Esteem from Ages 10 to 16 for Mexican-Origin Youth
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Harris, Michelle A.; Wetzel, Eunike; Robins, Richard W.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Trzesniewski, Kali H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
The current study investigated the development of global and domain (academic, physical, same-sex peer relationship, opposite-sex peer relationship) self-esteem from age 10 to 16 in a sample of Mexican-origin adolescents. Participants' (N = 674) responses on the Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ; Marsh, 2005) II-S showed moderate rank-order…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Mexican Americans, Peer Relationship, Questionnaires
Ethnic Pride, Self-Esteem, and School Belonging: A Reciprocal Analysis over Time
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Hernández, Maciel M.; Robins, Richard W.; Widaman, Keith F.; Conger, Rand D. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
School belonging (i.e., social connectedness to school) has positive implications for academic achievement and well-being. However, few studies have examined the developmental antecedents of school belonging, particularly for students of Mexican origin. To address this gap in the research literature, the present study examined reciprocal relations…
Descriptors: Student School Relationship, Ethnicity, Self Esteem, Well Being
Is Low Self-Esteem a Risk Factor for Depression? Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Mexican-Origin Youth
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Orth, Ulrich; Robins, Richard W.; Widaman, Keith F.; Conger, Rand D. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
We examined the relation between low self-esteem and depression using longitudinal data from a sample of 674 Mexican-origin early adolescents who were assessed at age 10 and 12 years. Results supported the vulnerability model, which states that low self-esteem is a prospective risk factor for depression. Moreover, results suggested that the…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Depression (Psychology), Mexican Americans, Victims