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ATTITUDES TOWARD DIVERSITY AND LIFE IN THE U.S. HELD BY CHILDREN OF HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS: DO THEIR PARENTS PLAY A ROLE?
| Title: | ATTITUDES TOWARD DIVERSITY AND LIFE IN THE U.S. HELD BY CHILDREN OF HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS: DO THEIR PARENTS PLAY A ROLE?. |
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| Name(s): |
Ruiz, Vanessa, Author Negy, Charles, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2015 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The present study explores how children of Hispanic immigrants (CHIs) perceive life in the U.S., and how they view cultural diversity. Questionnaires were given to 92 non-U.S. born CHIs and one of their non-U.S. born Hispanic immigrant parents (HIPs) who have lived in the U.S. between 1 and 17 years (M yrs = 8.43); their views of the U.S. were assessed along with their acceptance of diversity, acculturative stress, and levels of acculturation. In this study, I found that CHIs generally hold positive views of the lives in the U.S. and also hold favorable views toward cultural diversity. Furthermore, this study hypothesized that HIPs significantly influence their CHIs attitudes toward both the U.S. and toward cultural diversity. Overall, my findings validated the theoretically based expectation that demonstrates the power of parental attitudes on their children's attitudes. A significant correlation was found between HIPs' attitudes toward the U.S. and their children's attitudes, as well as, CHIs' attitudes toward the U.S. correlating significantly with their perceptions of their parents' attitudes toward the U.S. Multiple and stepwise regressions further confirmed the importance of parental attitudes toward their children's attitudes toward the U.S. and their openness to cultural diversity. Findings from this study provide implications for future research. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004875 (IID), ucf:45413 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2015-12-01 B.S. Sciences, Dept. of Psychology Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Hispanics Latinos Immigrants Cultural diversity Diversity Multiculturalism Acculturation Acculturative stress Children of Hispanic Immigrants Parental influence United States Attitudes toward |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004875 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
