Abstract
The Integrative Model of Child Development [Garcia Coll et al. (Child Development 67(5):1891–1914, 1996)] proposed a complex model of development in ethnic minority youth that considered how social positional, environmental, familial, cultural, and child factors interacted to predict psychosocial and academic outcomes. The current chapter builds off the Integrative Model to propose a revised model that is applicable to the study of Latino children and adolescents living in rural, emerging immigrant contexts. In this review, we highlight how the factors proposed in the original model apply to the rural, emerging immigrant context by reviewing the relevant literature. In addition, we posit new social positional variables that need to be considered in future studies of Latino youth living in rural, emerging communities.
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Stein, G.L., Gonzales, R.G., García Coll, C., Prandoni, J.I. (2016). Latinos in Rural, New Immigrant Destinations: A Modification of the Integrative Model of Child Development. In: Crockett, L., Carlo, G. (eds) Rural Ethnic Minority Youth and Families in the United States. Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20976-0_3
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