Theories posit that bicultural competence, the ability to negotiate between U.S. mainstream culture and one’s own heritage culture, is an important cultural adaptation skill for Latina/x/o populations’ academic and psychosocial outcomes, in part, because of the ability to hold and resolve competing perspectives within and across contexts. However, more research is needed to identify the associations of distinct dimensions of bicultural competence to academic and psychosocial adjustment. The current study examined the concurrent and short-term, longitudinal association between bicultural competence (i.e., comfort, facility, and advantages) and Latina/x/o college students’ (N = 54; Mage = 19.94 years, SD = 1.43) academic and psychosocial adjustment. Bicultural comfort and facility, but not bicultural advantages, were concurrently associated with better academic and psychosocial adjustment. The findings highlight the need to help Latina/x/o college students feel positive and able about adapting to both cultures to improve their academic and psychosocial adjustment.

理论认为，双文化能力，即在美国主流文化和自己的传统文化之间进行谈判的能力，是拉丁裔/x/o 人群的学业和社会心理成果的重要文化适应技能，部分原因在于能够保持和解决语境内和语境之间的竞争观点。然而，需要更多的研究来确定双文化能力的不同维度与学术和社会心理调整的关联。目前的研究检查了双文化能力（即舒适度、便利性和优势）与拉丁裔/x/o 大学生（N = 54；M年龄 = 19.94 岁，SD= 1.43) 学业和社会心理调整。双文化舒适和便利，但不是双文化优势，同时与更好的学业和社会心理适应相关。调查结果强调需要帮助拉丁裔/x/o 大学生对适应两种文化感到积极和有能力，以改善他们的学业和社会心理适应。