The present study was designed to examine acculturation trajectories of first-generation, Latino immigrant youth and their parents in an emerging immigrant context. We also examined whether acculturation trajectories differed between families with youth who migrated at different stages of development and who have spent differential amounts of time in the United States (US). A community sample of 217 immigrant families in western Oregon was purposely sampled according to youths’ age at arrival and time in US residency (TR) and assessed three times over a 3-year period. Families were stratified into three TR groups: TR1 = 2–4 years spent in the US; TR2 = 6–8 years spent in the US; and TR3 = 10–12 years. Parents and youth in each TR group completed measures assessing their acculturation to US American and Latino culture. Results from multiple-group latent growth models showed that acculturation trajectories differed for both youth and parents depending on the TR group. Moreover, both youth and their parents within each TR group differed in their acculturation trajectories. Overall, although youth slowly gravitated toward biculturalism over time, their parents remained relatively separated such that they reported high endorsement of their heritage culture and low endorsement of US culture over time. Findings are discussed in terms of prior research and theory.

本研究旨在检验第一代拉丁裔移民青年及其父母在新兴移民背景下的文化适应轨迹。我们还研究了在不同发展阶段移民并且在美国 (US) 度过不同时间的青年家庭之间的文化适应轨迹是否不同。根据年轻人到达美国的年龄和在美国居住 (TR) 的时间，特意对俄勒冈州西部 217 个移民家庭的社区样本进行抽样，并在 3 年期间评估了 3 次。家庭被分为三个 TR 组：TR1 = 在美国度过 2-4 年；TR2 = 在美国度过 6-8 年；TR3 = 10-12 年。每个 TR 组的父母和青少年都完成了评估他们对美国和拉丁美洲文化的适应的措施。多组潜在增长模型的结果表明，青少年和父母的文化适应轨迹因 TR 组而异。此外，每个 TR 组中的青年及其父母的文化适应轨迹都不同。总的来说，尽管随着时间的推移，年轻人逐渐倾向于双文化主义，但他们的父母仍然相对分离，因此他们报告说，随着时间的推移，他们对传统文化的认可度很高，而对美国文化的认可度很低。研究结果根据先前的研究和理论进行讨论。他们的父母保持相对分离，因此他们报告说随着时间的推移，他们对自己的传统文化的认可度很高，而对美国文化的认可度很低。研究结果根据先前的研究和理论进行讨论。他们的父母保持相对分离，因此他们报告说随着时间的推移，他们对自己的传统文化的认可度很高，而对美国文化的认可度很低。研究结果根据先前的研究和理论进行讨论。