Open AccessU.S. Mexican-origin adolescents’ bicultural competence and mental health in context.
Author(s) -
M. Dalal Safa,
Rebecca M. B. White,
Nicole E. Mahrer,
George P. Knight,
Nancy A. Gonzales,
Michelle C. Pasco
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1939-0106
pISSN - 1099-9809
DOI - 10.1037/cdp0000231
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , psycinfo , biculturalism , ethnic group , competence (human resources) , developmental psychology , medline , social psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , sociology , political science , neuroscience of multilingualism , anthropology , law
We examined the prospective association (from Mage = 15.84 to 17.38 years) between bicultural competence and mental health among U.S. Mexican-origin adolescents relative to multiple (a) developmental niches, (b) components of bicultural competence, and (c) indicators of mental health.