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Title: Bicultural competence and academic adjustment across youth adaptation from high school to their first years in college.
This study investigated the association between bicultural competence and academic adjustment (i.e., engagement, efficacy, achievement) among 193 Latino youth (65.3% female; 89.1% U.S.-born) followed from senior high school year (Mage = 17.58 years, SD = .53) to fifth college semester (2017-2019). Latent growth analyses revealed that youth’s overall bicultural competence trajectory was moderately high and stable across this period. Youth who maintained or increased bicultural competence levels over time (slopes) demonstrated greater self-efficacy. Youth with greater high school bicultural competence (intercepts) demonstrated higher engagement but lower achievement. No other associations emerged. This study highlights that the promoting influence of bicultural competence may not extend to all indicators of academic adjustment but may depend upon the contexts and demands they navigate. Keywords: Academic Adjustment, Biculturalism, Longitudinal Growth Trajectories  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1911722
PAR ID:
10328182
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Child development
ISSN:
1467-8624
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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