The Role of Enculturation and Acculturation on Latina College Student Distress

This study investigated the relationship of acculturation, enculturation, and White attitudinal marginalization with distress among 214 Latina college students. Results showed that 12% of the variance in perceived distress was accounted for by all predictor variables with only behavioral enculturation and White attitudinal marginalization being statistically significant predictors. Implications for future research are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)