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- Title
A Pathway to Positive Youth Development: Unpacking the Asian American Youth Paradox and Cultural Orientations among Filipino American and Korean American Youth.
- Authors
Choi, Yoonsun; Park, Michael; Yasui, Miwa
- Abstract
This study used longitudinal survey data of Filipino American and Korean American youth in the Chicago Metropolitan area (N = 786, MAGE = 15.00, SD = 1.91 at Wave 1 in 2014) to examine whether and how a set of organized predictors (i.e., universal predictors of youth outcomes and cultural orientations) independently and collectively explains internalizing and externalizing problems and academic performance. The results were that universal predictors such as youth antisocial beliefs, peer antisocial behaviors, and the quality of parent–child relations, were extensively predictive of youth outcomes in the expected directions. The magnitudes of universal predictors were largely unchanged when bilinear and multidimensional cultural orientation variables were accounted for together. The magnitudes of cultural orientation variables were slightly attenuated in full models but showed independent associations with youth outcomes. Specifically, English and heritage language proficiencies were protective of externalizing and internalizing problems. Behavioral practices in respective cultures increased youth problems. In addition, ethnic identity, although beneficial to mental health, can increase externalizing problems. The findings of this study provide insights into understanding the mixed outcomes among Asian Americans and important empirical evidence that can inform intervention programs to prevent youth problems, ultimately toward a pathway to positive youth development among Asian American youth.
- Subjects
ILLINOIS; ADOLESCENT development; COMMUNICATIVE competence; POISSON distribution; LANGUAGE &; languages; KOREAN Americans; RESEARCH funding; GROUP identity; HEALTH attitudes; CULTURE; PARENT-child relationships; MULTIPLE regression analysis; LOGISTIC regression analysis; CONFLICT (Psychology); QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; ATTITUDE (Psychology); SURVEYS; ACADEMIC achievement; STATISTICS; SOCIAL skills; DATA analysis software; FILIPINO Americans; REGRESSION analysis; SOCIAL classes
- Publication
Children, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 8, p950
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children11080950