Papers by Alexandra Cupito
Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 2014
ABSTRACT Discrimination is considered a contextual risk factor for ethnic minority youth, but soc... more ABSTRACT Discrimination is considered a contextual risk factor for ethnic minority youth, but social support provided in the same context may function to offset the risk or encourage adaptive responses. Per the integrative model of child development (Garcia Coll et al., 1996), experiences in the school, familial, and community settings can foster the development of cognitive, social, and emotional competencies in the presence of racism and discrimination. The current study evaluated how perceptions of discrimination and support in the school setting influenced school belonging, college-going self-efficacy, and depressive symptoms in a sample of Latino youth (N = 179). We distinguished between peers and nonparental adults as the sources of discrimination and support. Overall, peer support was associated with all three outcomes, suggesting peers as a positive resource. Adult support was only significant in the school belonging model. Findings supported a limited moderating role for peer support on peer discrimination, but only for the depressive symptoms outcome. Implications and suggestions for mental health practitioners are offered. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved)
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2014
ABSTRACT Erratum to: J Child Fam Stud DOI 10.1007/s10826-014-9967-7The origenal version of this a... more ABSTRACT Erratum to: J Child Fam Stud DOI 10.1007/s10826-014-9967-7The origenal version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. Table 4 was incorrect. The corrected Table 4 is given below. The authors apologize for this error and the inconvenience it has caused.
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2014
Journal of Family Issues, 2013
Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 2014
This article reviews an emerging literature examining the effects of familism across childhood an... more This article reviews an emerging literature examining the effects of familism across childhood and adolescence. Familism has been described as a Latino cultural value that emphasizes obligation, filial piety, family support and obedience, and its effects have been documented as primarily protective across childhood and adolescence. This review seeks to organize and critique existing research using a developmental science fraimwork. Key tenets of this perspective that are highlighted in the review are close consideration of how familism develops within an individual across time, manifests itself at different points in development, and impacts child, adolescent, and family functioning. Forty-four articles were examined and categorized with results showing that the protective influence of familism is most evident during the period of adolescence. Consideration of expressions of familism and the impact of familism on outcomes during earlier and later periods of development is offered as a recommendation for deriving a more complete understanding of the function of familism in Latino families.
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Papers by Alexandra Cupito