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Acculturative Stress Among Migrant Latina/o College Students: A Predictor of Belonging, Academic Motivation, and GPA?

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test a path model predicting college GPA from four theoretical constructs: acculturative-stress, sense of belonging, self-efficacy, and academic resilience using a sample of migrant-Latina/o students. Acculturative-stress directly predicted college GPA. Specifically, students who reported higher levels of acculturative stress were more likely to report lower GPAs. Further, acculturative-stress is also negatively associated with sense of belonging indicating that when migrant students experience cultural stressors, they are more likely to feel like outsiders within their institutions. Further, sense of belonging mediated the effect of acculturative-stress on academic resilience. Therefore, acculturative-stress appears to impact college GPA directly, but also indirectly by reducing feelings of belonging, thereby negatively influencing academic resilience and GPA. Implications are discussed.

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