Exploratory Study of Thriving in Latino/as

Predictors of Resilience and Thriving Among Latina/o Undergraduate Students

“…Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the unique contributions of the independent variables on the two dependent variables, resilience and thriving. The order of predictors was determined based on a review of the resilience literature and previous studies on thriving conducted by this research team (Coohey, 2001; Llamas & Morgan Consoli, 2012; Morgan Consoli et al, 2014; Morgan Consoli & Llamas, 2013). Variables were entered as follows: (1) family support and familismo , (2) spirituality, (3) hope, and (4) cultural pride.…”

“…We hypothesized that family support, hope, spirituality, social support, and the Latina/o cultural values of cultural pride and familismo would predict both resilience and thriving. As a secondary hypothesis based on previous qualitative work (Morgan Consoli et al, 2014), we believed that spirituality would be a differentiating factor between resilience and thriving. Results demonstrate differences between thriving and resilience, as they had different predictor variables.…”

“…Studies of resilience in Latino/a college students have found variables that are related to resilience, such as family support, to predict college adjustment (Kenny & Stryker, 1996; Llamas & Morgan Consoli, 2012) and to also be associated with higher academic achievement (Steinberg, Lamborn, Dornbusch, & Darling, 1992). Hope has been identified as having a predictive relationship to resilience in older adults (Ong, Edwards, & Bergeman, 2006) but has been less investigated with the Latino/a population; however, in previous qualitative work (Morgan Consoli, Cabrera, Llamas, Noriega, & Gonzalez, 2014), hope was identified by Latina/o participants as relating to experiences of resilience and thriving. Thus, we note that hope is potentially related to these two constructs, yet the paucity of research highlights a need for further exploration in this area.…”

“…The overall purpose of the present study was to examine the role of several factors (spirituality, hope, social support, and cultural values) outlined in the literature as contributing to resilience in Latino/as and to explore whether they also predicted thriving. Selection of these factors was informed by the extant literature as well as a previous qualitative study by the researchers that identified emergent themes of thriving in Latina/o college students (Morgan Consoli et al, 2014). Specifically, it was hypothesized that spirituality, hope, social support, and the Latino/a cultural values of cultural pride and familismo would predict both resilience and thriving.…”

What Shade of Spirituality? Exploring Spirituality, Religiosity, Meaning Making, and Thriving Among Latina/o Undergraduates

“…There are also indications within the literature that being “better off” after an adversity rather than simply overcoming it may be related to certain cultural values and beliefs, such as faith or religiosity (Morgan Consoli, Cabrera, Llamas, Noriega, & Gonzalez, ; Morgan Consoli & Llamas, ). Thriving in general has been associated with gains in spirituality, the ability to find meaning in adversities, and awareness of one's strengths (O'Leary & Ickovics, ; Parry & Chesler, ; Tedeschi & Calhoun, ).…”