Hope and Well-Being among Latinos: New Directions for Research Lisa M. Edwards, Ph.D. Counseling & Educational Psychology Marquette University lisa.edwards@marquette.edu
Purpose of Presentation Discuss theory and research about hope among culturally diverse individuals Describe findings from current studies about hope and well-being among Latino/a youth and adults Pose areas for future research
Cultural Equivalence Issues Conceptual equivalence Strengths may have different definitions Measurement equivalence Strengths may not be measured as accurately by various instruments Linguistic equivalence Strengths measures may not be translated appropriately to ensure the same meanings of terms and descriptions (Mio, Barker-Hackett, & Tumambing, 2006)
Hope Among Culturally Diverse Youth (Children’s Hope Scale) Snyder et al. (1997) CHS Development and Validation Valle, Huebner, & Suldo (2004) Support for CHS with African American youth Edwards, Ong, & Lopez (2007) Support for CHS with Mexican American youth
Hope Among Culturally Diverse Adults (Adult Hope Scale) Chang & Banks (2007) European American, African American, Latino/a and Asian American College Students Correlations of hope with other variables similar across groups Predictors of hope differ across some groups
Exploring Hope and Academic Achievement in Youth Adelabu (2008) Future time perspective, hope, and ethnic identity among rural and urban African American adolescents FTP, hope, and ethnic identity explain a significant, independent portion of the variability in academic achievement in these youth
Exploring Hope and Well-Being among Latino/a Youth and Adults Incorporating the cultural context Variables such as perceived support from family and friends 2 Studies Mexican American adolescents (mean age = 15) Latino/a College Students
Hierarchical Regression Analysis of Perceived Friend Support, Family Support and Hope as Predictors of Life Satisfaction (N = 287 Latino/a Adolescents) Variable B SEB R2 DR2 df F Friend Support .39 .06 .12 .12 1, 287 40.35*** Friend Support .12 .06 Family Support .62* .06 .36 .24 2, 286 81.77*** Friend Support .04 .05 Family Support .52*** .06 Hope .37*** .05 .46 .09 3, 285 79.43*** *p < .05, ***p < .001
Variable B SEB R2 DR2 df F Friend Support .30 .15 .03 .03 1, 108 3.71 Hierarchical Regression Analysis of Perceived Friend Support, Family Support and Hope as Predictors of Life Satisfaction (N = 109 Latino/a College Students) Variable B SEB R2 DR2 df F Friend Support .30 .15 .03 .03 1, 108 3.71 Friend Support .24 .15 Family Support .40** .12 .12 .09 2, 107 7.42** Friend Support .13 .14 Family Support .33** .11 Hope .36*** .07 .28 .16 3, 106 13.85*** **p < .01, ***p < .001
Areas for Future Research Mixed methods approaches to studying hope Hope as a buffer of discrimination or other stressors Relationship of hope to cultural variables (ethnic identity, acculturation, etc.)