The Role of Behavioral and Cognitive Cultural Orientation on Mexican American College Students' Life Satisfaction. (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ojeda, Lizette; Edwards, Lisa M.; Hardin, Erin E.; Piña-Watson, Brandy
• Is Part Of: Journal of Hispanic higher education. Volume 13:Number 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 74
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: Mexican Americans -- college students -- life satisfaction -- enculturation -- acculturation -- self-construal; Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; 378.1982968073
• DOI: 10.1177/1538192713513464
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-1927

Abstract

We examined the role of behavioral (acculturation and enculturation) and cognitive cultural orientation (independent and interdependent self-construal) on Mexican American college students' life satisfaction. Analyses explained 28% of the variance in life satisfaction, with social class, grade point average, and independent self-construal being unique predictors. Furthermore, enculturation was associated with increasing life satisfaction among those low in interdependent self-construal, whereas acculturation was associated with decreasing life satisfaction among those high in independent self-construal. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.