Aerika S. Brittian|Megan O’Donnell|George P. Knight|Gustavo Carlo|Adriana J. Umaña?Taylor|Mark W. Roosa
Associations Between Adolescents’ Perceived Discrimination and Prosocial Tendencies: The Mediating Role of Mexican American Values
University of Illinois at Chicago|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|University of Missouri–Kansas City|Arizona State University|Arizona State University
experiences perceived discrimination eg perceptions treated unfairly due race ethnicity expected impact negatively youths prosocial development however resilience often occurs light experiences cultural factors current longitudinal study examined influence perceived discrimination emergence mexican american adolescents later prosocial tendencies examined mediating role mexican american values eg familism respect religiosity participants included 749 adolescents 49 female interviewed 5th 7th 10th grade results current study suggested although perceived discrimination associated negatively types prosocial tendencies eg compliant emotional dire related positively public prosocial helping associations mediated youths mexican american values directions future research presented practical implications promoting adolescents resilience discussed