Melinda Gonzales‐Backen

University of Massachusetts Amherst — United States

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

20h-index1.8kcitations49works2.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Racial and Ethnic Identity Research(34), Early Childhood Education and Development(17), Migration, Health and Trauma(16), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development(14), Social and Intergroup Psychology(6)

Publications49 total

Latinx Youth in Rural Settings: Understanding the Links Between Ethnic‐Racial Identity, Neighborhood Risks, Perceived Discrimination, and Depressive Symptoms
Journal of Adolescence·2025· 2 cited
Examining the role of identity development and cultural stressors in the establishment of a U.S. identity among Hispanic/Latinx college students.
Journal of Latinx Psychology·2024· 2 cited
The role of autonomy granting and ethnic-racial socialization in Mexican-origin girls’ ethnic-racial identity trajectories.
Developmental Psychology·2023Open Access
The role of familism in food insecurity, role overload, and depressive symptoms among Latinx youth.
Journal of Latinx Psychology·2023· 3 cited
The association between acculturative stress and rule-breaking behaviors among Latinx adolescents in rural areas: A moderated mediation analysis.
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology·2023· 2 cited
Cultural identity development among ethnic-racial minorities: An examination of ethnic-racial identity, national identity, and biculturalism
Elsevier eBooks·2022· 19 cited
Cultural Identity Configurations: A Latent Profile Analysis of Ethnic/Racial and U.S. Identity Process and Content
Journal of Youth and Adolescence·2022· 9 cited
Measurement invariance testing for the United States identity scale (USIS) across non-hispanic black and white college students
International Journal of Intercultural Relations·2021· 4 cited
Longitudinal Linkages Between Ethnic-Racial Identity and Discrimination-Related Distress Among Mexican-Origin Girls
Advances in immigrant family research·2021· 1 cited
International migration, work, and cultural values: A mixed‐method exploration among <scp>Latino</scp> adolescents in <scp>U.S.</scp> agriculture
Family Relations·2021· 14 cited
Comparative Effectiveness of Training Alternatives for the EPA's Worker Protection Standard Regulation Among Immigrant Latino Farmworkers
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·2021· 1 cited
The Ethnic Identity Scale: Affirmation, really?
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology·2021· 13 citedOpen Access
Work, Stressors, and Psychosocial Adjustment of Undocumented Guatemalan Adolescents in United States Agriculture: A Mixed‐Methods Approach
Journal of Research on Adolescence·2021· 13 cited
Directional Effects in Cultural Identity: A Family Systems Approach for Immigrant Latinx Families
Journal of Youth and Adolescence·2021· 22 citedOpen Access
Living Under the Shadows: Experiences of Latino Immigrant Families at Risk for Deportation
Family Relations·2021· 20 cited
Ethnic Identity Scale--Revised
PsycTESTS Dataset·2021
Context of biethnic acceptance, biethnic affirmation, and life satisfaction among Korean biethnic adolescents
Journal of Adolescence·2020· 12 cited
Discrimination and ethnic identity: Establishing directionality among Latino/a youth.
Developmental Psychology·2020· 46 citedOpen Access
United States Identity Scale
PsycTESTS Dataset·2020
Perceived Experiences of Discrimination and Latino/a Young Adults’ Personal and Relational Well-being
Journal of Youth and Adolescence·2019· 12 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Alan Meca(16), Seth J. Schwartz(10), Jennifer B. Unger(9), Byron L. Zamboanga(8), Mayra Y. Bámaca‐Colbert(7), Elma I. Lorenzo‐Blanco(7), Daniel W. Soto(7), Lourdes Báezconde‐Garbanati(6), Sabrina E. Des Rosiers(6), Miguel Ángel Cano(6), Adriana J. Umaña‐Taylor(5), Juan A. Villamar(5), José Szapocznik(5), Julia C. Rodil(4), Kelsie K. Allison(4), Monica Pattarroyo(3), Karina M. Lizzi(3), Kimberly A. Allen(3), Bethany Cruz(3), Joseph G. Grzywacz(3)