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Latinx and White Adolescents' Reasons behind Organized Activity Participation: The Connections with Cultural Orientations, Psychological Engagement, and Activity Experiences
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Ma, Ting-Lan; Simpkins, Sandra; Puente, Kayla – Applied Developmental Science, 2021
This cross-sectional study examined why Latinx adolescents participated in organized activities in comparison to White adolescents. This study, utilizing phone interviews for surveying, included 236 participants (53% female) of Latinx (64%) and White (36%) descent from four Southwest middle schools to answer these overarching questions: (1) What…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, White Students, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents
Cultural Transferability of Socially Responsible Leadership: Findings from the United States and Mexico
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Dugan, John P.; Rossetti Morosini, Ana M.; Beazley, Michael R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences in students' capacities for socially responsible leadership as well as significant predictors of its development at a higher education institution in Mexico as compared with US schools. Results revealed that Mexican students both entered and left college with significantly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership Responsibility, Cross Cultural Studies, Social Responsibility
Ethnic Differences in Trajectories of Family Cohesion for Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Adolescents
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Baer, Judith C.; Schmitz, Mark F. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
This study examined gender, family structure, SES and language usage as predictors of cultural orientation and family cohesion. Ethnic differences in trajectories of family cohesion were tested within a hierarchical linear modeling framework. The sample consisted of 4156 adolescent respondents, measured at three time points during three…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Language Usage, Family Structure, Mexican Americans
Not All School Dropouts Are the Same: Ethnic Differences in the Relation between Reason for Leaving School and Adolescent Substance Use.
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Aloise-Young, Patricia A.; Chavez, Ernest L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Explores the relation between reason for dropping out and substance use in Mexican American and White adolescents. Results revealed that for Mexican American adolescents, substance use was highest among those who left school to be with their friends and lowest among those who left for family-related reasons. Among White adolescents, there were no…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, High School Students
Validity of WISC-R Factor Scores in Predicting Achievement and Attention for Four Sociocultural Groups.
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Reschly, Daniel J.; Reschly, Jane E. – Journal of School Psychology, 1979
The predictive validity of WISC-R factor scores was examined with samples from the four sociocultural groups of Anglo, Black, Chicano, and native American Papago. The full scale IQ and verbal comprehension (VC) factor scores were significantly better predictors of achievement as measured by teacher ratings and the Metropolitan Achievement Test.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Black Students
Study of Attrition of Chicana Students at the University of Southern Colorado.
Gutierrez, James – 1981
Information was collected from 28 Chicano, 42 Chicana, 36 non-Chicano, and 52 non-Chicana students to identify reasons for Chicana attrition from the University of Southern Colorado. Information was also collected from 14 Chicanas who had already dropped out of college. Most of the data were collected at registration for spring semester, 1980. The…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, College Attendance, College Students