Table 2.
Bivariate Correlations with Acculturation Gap Disagreement Factors (n = 283).
| Autonomy/Values Conflicts | Preferred-Culture Conflicts | Dating/Being Out Late Conflicts | |
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M = 3.72 SD =1.27 |
M = 1.99 SD = 1.08 |
M = 3.17 SD = 1.60 |
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| Acculturation Gap Conflict Scales: | |||
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| Autonomy Conflicts | - | ||
| Culture Preference Conflicts | .35** | - | |
| Dating/Being Out Late Conflicts | .41** | .32** | - |
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| Demographics: | |||
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| Gender | .07 | .10 | −.21** |
| Generation Status | −.04 | −.09 | −.12* |
| SES | −.10 | −.09 | −.05 |
| Parents’ highest education | .02 | .01 | −.11 |
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| Acculturation and Family Scales: | |||
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| ARSMA Anglo orientation | −.09 | −.08 | .05 |
| ARSMA Hispanic orientation | −.12* | −.09 | .05 |
| MASI Pressure for English comp | .03 | .26** | .05 |
| MASI Pressure for Spanish comp | .12 | .15** | .06 |
| MASI Pressure to Acculturate | .11 | .30** | .22** |
| FES Family Cohesion | −.51** | −.21** | −.10 |
| FES Family Conflict | .43** | .21** | .18** |
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| Psychosocial and academic adjustment variables: | |||
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| Depressive symptoms | .18** | .11 | .14* |
| Self-esteem | −.25** | −.11 | .00 |
| Academic engagement | −.20** | −.16** | −.06 |
| Academic confidence | −.20** | −.06 | .02 |
Note. SES = socioeconomic status; ARSMA = Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans; MASI = Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory. Gender coding: 1 = female,2 = male. The Acculturation Conflicts factors are on a scale from 1 to 7, where I indicated low.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.