TABLE 3.
Cross-Classification Among the Acculturation/Enculturation Trajectory Groups and the Family Background Variables
| Generation Status | Mothers Mostly Speak Spanish | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First n = 46 |
Second n = 65 |
Third n = 105 |
Fourth n = 93 |
Total | Yes n = 128 |
No n = 204 |
Total | |
| Ethnic identity trajectory groups | ||||||||
| High developing ethnic identity | 12 (16.9%) | 24 (33.8%) | 20 (28.2%) | 17 (21.1%) | 73 | 35 (46.1%) | 41 (53.9%) | 76 |
| Moderately high ethnic identity | 30 (15.5%) | 39 (20.2%) | 68 (35.2%) | 56 (29.0%) | 193 | 83 (39.9%) | 125 (60.1%) | 208 |
| Moderate ethnic identity | 4 (8.9%) | 2 (4.4%) | 17 (37.8%) | 22 (48.9%) | 45 | 10 (20.8%) | 38 (79.2%) | 48 |
| Language use trajectory groups | ||||||||
| Bilingual | 30 (38.9%) | 33 (42.9%) | 13 (16.9%) | 1 (1.3%) | 77 | 65 (79.3%) | 17 (20.7%) | 82 |
| Primarily English | 14 (16.5%) | 25 (29.4%) | 30 (35.3%) | 16 (18.9%) | 85 | 51 (58.6%) | 36 (41.4%) | 87 |
| Monolingual English | 2 (1.4%) | 7 (4.8%) | 62 (42.2%) | 76 (51.7%) | 147 | 12 (7.4%) | 151 (92.6%) | 163 |
| Affiliation/identification trajectory groups | ||||||||
| Primarily Mexican | 28 (23.1%) | 34 (28.1%) | 29 (23.9%) | 30 (24.8%) | 121 | 67 (53.2%) | 59 (46.8%) | 126 |
| Dual cultural | 18 (9.6%) | 31 (16.5%) | 76 (40.4%) | 63 (33.5%) | 188 | 61 (29.6%) | 145 (70.4%) | 206 |
Note. Numbers in parentheses are percentages by rows. Numbers without parentheses are counts.