TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of social class, ethnocultural adaptation, and masculinity ideology on Mexican American college men's well-being
AU - Ojeda, Lizette
AU - Piña-Watson, Brandy
AU - Gonzalez, Gerardo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Psychological Association.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Limited research has taken an intersectional approach in which masculinity, ethnicity, and social class arecollectively considered in understanding Latino men's well-being. This study aims to address this gap byexamining the role of perceived social class, familismo, acculturation, enculturation, Mexican American attitudinal marginalization, and masculinity ideology on well-being for 134 Mexican American college men ranging in age from 17 to 42 years (M = 20.64, SD = 3.92). Hierarchical multiple regression resultsindicated that men felt more satisfied with their lives when they perceived themselves to be of highersocial class, adhered to familismo and to Mexican culture, expressed lower levels of marginalizedattitudes toward Mexican American cultural norms, and had less traditional male role attitudes. Themodel collectively accounted for 26% of the variance in well-being, with perceived social class being thestrongest predictor. The implications for practice and research are discussed in relation to understandingLatino men's well-being within the context of intersectionality and masculinity.
AB - Limited research has taken an intersectional approach in which masculinity, ethnicity, and social class arecollectively considered in understanding Latino men's well-being. This study aims to address this gap byexamining the role of perceived social class, familismo, acculturation, enculturation, Mexican American attitudinal marginalization, and masculinity ideology on well-being for 134 Mexican American college men ranging in age from 17 to 42 years (M = 20.64, SD = 3.92). Hierarchical multiple regression resultsindicated that men felt more satisfied with their lives when they perceived themselves to be of highersocial class, adhered to familismo and to Mexican culture, expressed lower levels of marginalizedattitudes toward Mexican American cultural norms, and had less traditional male role attitudes. Themodel collectively accounted for 26% of the variance in well-being, with perceived social class being thestrongest predictor. The implications for practice and research are discussed in relation to understandingLatino men's well-being within the context of intersectionality and masculinity.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Familismo
KW - Life satisfaction
KW - Male roles
KW - Socioeconomic status
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84956533405&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/men0000023
DO - 10.1037/men0000023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84956533405
SN - 1524-9220
VL - 17
SP - 373
EP - 379
JO - Psychology of Men and Masculinity
JF - Psychology of Men and Masculinity
IS - 4
ER -