Latinx immigrants regularly navigate adversity and oppression through resilience and empowerment; however, little research has sought to delineate when, how, and why they may engage in either process. Through the Transtheoretical Model of Empowerment and Resilience, this paper examines how Latinx immigrants living in distinct U.S. contexts interact with their communities. Seventy-three Latinx immigrants (ages 18 to 70, M = 40.85, SD = 13.65) participated in 12 focus groups in Albuquerque, NM; Maricopa County, AZ; Baltimore, MD; and Richmond, VA. Participants had lived in the United States for less than 1 to 39 years (M = 14.19, SD = 8.72) and had varying immigration statuses. Analyses revealed that empowerment and resilience goals diverged by individuals’ beliefs in the degree to which external change was vital, possible, and theirs to attempt. Beliefs coincided with the fundamental risk posed, based on the interaction of a context’s conditions with an individual’s characteristics and sense of community. Results indicate that while resilience is important to navigate risky settings, it may uphold oppressive power structures because it is consistent with the status quo. Interventions to spur external change should involve empowering processes, including facilitating gains in relative privilege and fostering sense of community.

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相对特权、风险和社区意识：了解美国拉丁裔移民的赋权和复原力过程

拉丁裔移民经常通过韧性和赋权来应对逆境和压迫；然而，很少有研究试图描述他们何时、如何以及为何参与其中一个过程。通过赋权和复原力的跨理论模型，本文研究了生活在不同美国环境中的拉丁裔移民如何与他们的社区互动。73 名拉丁裔移民（18 至 70 岁，M  = 40.85，SD  = 13.65）参加了新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基的 12 个焦点小组；亚利桑那州马里科帕县；巴尔的摩，医学博士；和弗吉尼亚州里士满。参与者在美国居住的时间少于 1 至 39 年（M  = 14.19，SD = 8.72）并且具有不同的移民身份。分析表明，赋权和复原力目标因个人对外部变化的重要性、可能性和他们尝试的程度的信念而异。基于环境条件与个人特征和社区意识的相互作用，信念与所构成的基本风险相吻合。结果表明，虽然弹性对于驾驭风险环境很重要，但它可能会维护压迫性的权力结构，因为它符合现状。刺激外部变革的干预措施应包括授权过程，包括促进获得相对特权和培养社区意识。