Alan Meca

Assistant Professor

University of Texas at San Antonio

United States

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Alan Meca is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA. His research focuses on identity development among college students, particularly in the context of first-generation college students and sexual minoritized emerging adults. Recent articles highlight themes such as the psychometric evaluation of identity scales, the impact of social media on identity distress, and cultural stressors affecting Hispanic/Latinx college students.

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Anthony Dick

Florida International University

UNITED STATES

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Audrey Harkness

Associate Professor

University of Miami

UNITED STATES

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Raul Gonzalez

Florida International University

UNITED STATES

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Simon Ozer

Aarhus University

DENMARK

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Claudia López-Madrigal

Profesora e investigadora

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

SPAIN

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Michelle Kelley

Professor

Old Dominion University

UNITED STATES

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Amanda George

University of Canberra

AUSTRALIA

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Tae Kyoung Lee

Sungkyunkwan University

SOUTH KOREA

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Seth J. Schwartz

University of Texas at Austin

UNITED STATES

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Kelsie Allison

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Old Dominion University

UNITED STATES

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Matthew Sutherland

Associate Professor

Florida International University

UNITED STATES

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Millie Cordaro

Texas State University

UNITED STATES

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Melinda Gonzales-Backen

University of Massachusetts Amherst

UNITED STATES

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Articles (20)

Identity Distress, Confusion, Synthesis, and Social Media Use for Coping: Implications for Identity Development

United States Identity Development in Sexual Minoritized Emerging Adults: A Psychometric Evaluation

A Digital Identity Intervention Incorporating Social Media Activities Promotes Identity Exploration and Commitment Among Emerging Adults

Empowering Nontraditional College Students: A Self-Transformative Intervention for Promoting Positive Identity Development

Profiles of acculturative strategies and cultural stressors among Hispanic/Latinx college-attending emerging adults.

An Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Exercise Identity Scale and Its Adaptation to Physical Activity

Disentangling the directionality among cultural stressors and psychosocial outcomes in recently immigrated Hispanic families: A random intercept cross‐lagged panel model approach

Cultural stress theory: An overview.

Utility of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Drinking Game (B-YAACQ-DG) scale in screening hazardous alcohol use among university student drinking gamers in the United States

Al Mal Tiempo, Buena Cara (keeping a good face during bad times): Differential psychosocial and health profiles between Hispanic and non-Hispanic public-school teachers in Texas

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Personal Identity, and Meaning in Life in U.S. Veterans

“I Just Want to Be Me, Authentically”: Identity Shifting Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young Adults

Distinct co‐occurrence patterns of acculturation and perceived context of reception between weekdays and weekends among Hispanic college students

Acculturative Orientations Among Hispanic/Latinx Caregivers in the ABCD Study: Associations With Caregiver and Youth Mental Health and Youth Brain Function

Cultural Identity Configurations: A Latent Profile Analysis of Ethnic/Racial and U.S. Identity Process and Content

The role of personal identity as a resource for college students during COVID-19

Validation and measurement invariance of a First-Generation College Student Identity Scale.

Cultural Stress, Daily Well-Being, and Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms Among Hispanic College Students

Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression Moderate the Association Between Social Anxiety and Depression

The Ethnic Identity Scale: Affirmation, really?

Collaborators (13)

Anthony Dick

Audrey Harkness

Raul Gonzalez

Simon Ozer

Claudia López-Madrigal

Michelle Kelley

Amanda George

Tae Kyoung Lee

Seth J. Schwartz

Kelsie Allison

Matthew Sutherland

Millie Cordaro

Melinda Gonzales-Backen

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