Gustavo Carlo, University of Missouri-Columbia (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Gustavo Carlo, University of Missouri-Columbia

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Gustavo Carlo found that Mexican-American adolescents who can adopt both their culture of heritage and mainstream culture and can navigate between the two worlds are more likely to be confident, have higher self-esteem and help others.

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