Acculturation and Stress: Latino Students at a Predominantly Anglo University

academic accounted acculturation level acculturative stress Adjusted alpha analysis Anglo students associated attrition behaviors Beta Bexar County Chicano and Latino clarify College Project common variance comparisons conceptual coping responses coping styles Coping with College cultural change demographic dimensions distress in Chicano ethnic differences ethnic groups ethnic identity ethnic minority students explained variance factor analysis factors freshman functioning gender Hispanic HSCL Hypothesis identified impact important indicate individual investigated joint effects Journal Latino students level of acculturation levels of stress major predictors measures mediators Mendoza and Martinez methodological Mexican Americans minority stressors Negative Events negative life events Padilla Pearlin perceptions personality political orientation predictive predictors of psychological predominantly Anglo university psychological outcomes questionnaire rates relevant reported research questions role sample Satisfaction w Support satisfaction with social satisfaction with support scale scores significant social class social support symptom subscales Table types UCLA unidimensional variables variance in PD