Personal and cultural identity development in recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents: Links with psychosocial functioning.
Alan MecaRaha F SabetColleen M FarrellyCynthia G BenitezSeth J SchwartzMelinda Gonzales-BackenElma I Lorenzo-BlancoJennifer B UngerByron L ZamboangaLourdes Baezconde-GarbanatiSimona PicarielloSabrina E Des RosiersDaniel W SotoMonica PattarroyoJuan A VillamarKarina M LizziPublished in: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology (2017)
Given the direct effects of coherence and confusion on nearly every outcome, it may be beneficial for interventions to target personal identity. However, in contexts such as Los Angeles, which has at least some ambivalence toward recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents, it may be more beneficial for interventions to also target cultural identity to reduce confusion and thus promote positive development. (PsycINFO Database Record