The growth of the Latina/o population has been met with a backlash that has increased experiences of discrimination. Differences in gender, education, and acculturation often result in experiences of discrimination. Despite the importance of acculturation, few attempts have been made to understand the structural environment surrounding those experiences (i.e., social networks). Using ego network data, the current study examines the relationship between enculturation (a traditional indicator of acculturation), network language use, acculturative pressures, structural social support characteristics, and experiences of discrimination among a college-enrolled sample of Latinas/os (N = 139). Over half of respondents were female (61 %) with ages ranging from 18 to 63 and reported largely first (43 %) and second generational status (27 %). Findings indicate that pressure to acculturate was the strongest variable associated with experiences of discrimination. Network language use moderated by gender emerged over enculturation as more closely related to experiences of discrimination. The interaction term between gender and network language use revealed potentially different risk and protective factors for Latinas/os related to experiences of discrimination. Structural support variables associated with respondents’ social networks appear to provide some protective value but do not attenuate the relationship between pressure to acculturate and experiences of discrimination. In the current study, ego networks proved useful in identifying factors related to experiences of discrimination. Future research should continue to explore the importance of a person’s immediate social structure (i.e., ego networks) in protecting and exposing Latinas/os to harmful and health benefiting experiences.

拉美裔人口的增长遭到了强烈的反响，加剧了歧视的经历。性别，教育和文化适应的差异通常会导致歧视的经历。尽管适应的重要性，但很少有人尝试了解围绕这些体验的结构环境（即社交网络）。当前的研究使用自我网络数据检查文化程度（传统的文化适应指标），网络语言使用，文化适应压力，结构性社会支持特征以及在拉丁裔/美国大学就读样本中歧视经历之间的关系（N= 139）。超过一半的受访者是女性（61％），年龄从18岁到63岁不等，主要是第一（43％）和第二代（27％）。研究结果表明，适应压力是与歧视经历相关的最强变量。由性别控制的网络语言使用随着文化的发展而出现，这种文化与歧视的经历更加紧密相关。性别和网络语言使用之间的相互作用术语揭示了与歧视经历相关的拉丁裔/ os潜在的风险和保护因素。与受访者的社交网络相关的结构性支持变量似乎提供了一定的保护价值，但并没有减弱适应压力与歧视经历之间的关系。在目前的研究中 事实证明，自我网络有助于识别与歧视经历有关的因素。未来的研究应继续探索一个人的直接社会结构（即自我网络）在保护拉美裔人和使其遭受有害和有益健康的经历中的重要性。