lisa m. edwards, ph.d. counseling & educational psychology marquette university...
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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
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)
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
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
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
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
Variable B SEB R2 R2 df FFriend Support .39 .06 .12 .12 1, 287
40.35***
Friend Support .12 .06Family Support .62* .06 .36 .24 2, 286
81.77***
Friend Support .04 .05Family Support .52*** .06Hope .37*** .05 .46 .09 3, 285 79.43***
*p < .05, ***p < .001
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 R2 df FFriend Support .30 .15 .03 .03 1, 108
3.71
Friend Support .24 .15Family Support .40** .12 .12 .09 2, 107 7.42**
Friend Support .13 .14Family Support .33** .11Hope .36*** .07 .28 .16 3, 106 13.85***
**p < .01, ***p < .001
Hierarchical Regression Analysis of Perceived Friend Support, Family Support and Hope as Predictors of Life Satisfaction (N = 109 Latino/a College Students)
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.)