The present study examined behavioral and attitudinal domains of acculturation (e.g., adoption of White host culture norms) and enculturation (e.g., maintenance of traditional Latina/o norms), as well as the mediating role of intragroup marginalization (e.g., teasing from family members for not being Latina/o enough) and perceptions of the university environment, to test a culturally relevant understanding of academic nonpersistence attitudes among 129 Latina/o college students. Path analysis results indicated that individuals who practiced traditional Latina/o behaviors reported less teasing from family members for not being Latina/o enough, whereas individuals who had difficulty accepting traditional Latina/o values reported more teasing. Students who reported more teasing reported less confidence in their decision to attend and graduate from their university, whereas those who reported more positive perceptions of the university environment reported more confidence in their decision to further their education. Further, the relationship between nonpersistence and practicing traditional Latina/o behaviors was mediated, or explained, by the students’ experience of being teased. Essentially, Latina/o students who expressed traditional Latina/o behaviors reported less teasing and in turn reported more confidence in their decision to attend and graduate from their university. These findings suggest that persisting Latina/o college students benefit from practicing traditional Latina/o behaviors and experiencing less teasing from family members for not being Latina/o enough. Implications for counselors, educators, and university administration are discussed.

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拉丁裔/o 大学生的学术不坚持：检查文化和社会因素。

本研究考察了文化适应（例如，采用白人宿主文化规范）和文化适应（例如，传统拉丁裔/o 规范的维护）的行为和态度领域，以及群体内边缘化的中介作用（例如，来自家庭成员的取笑因为不够拉丁/o）和对大学环境的看法，以测试 129 名拉丁/o 大学生对学术非坚持态度的文化相关理解。路径分析结果表明，实践传统拉丁裔/o 行为的个体报告称，由于不够拉丁裔/o 行为而受到家庭成员的嘲笑较少，而难以接受传统拉丁裔/o 价值观的个体则报告更多的戏弄。报告更多戏弄的学生对他们上大学和从大学毕业的决定的信心较低，而那些报告对大学环境持更积极看法的学生则对他们继续深造的决定更有信心。此外，不坚持与实践传统拉丁裔/o 行为之间的关系是通过学生被戏弄的经历来调节或解释的。从本质上讲，表现出传统拉丁裔/o 行为的拉丁裔/o 学生报告较少被戏弄，反过来表示对他们上大学和从大学毕业的决定更有信心。这些研究结果表明，坚持拉丁裔/o 裔大学生可以从传统的拉丁裔/o 裔行为中受益，并减少因拉丁裔/o 裔不够而受到家庭成员的戏弄。