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ABSTRACT: The present study examined longitudinal patterns of acculturation, and their associations with family
functioning and adolescent risk behaviors, in Hispanic immigrant families. A sample of 266 Hispanic
families completed measures of acculturation, family functioning, and adolescent conduct problems,
substance use, and sexual behavior at five timepoints. Mixture models yielded three trajectory classes
apiece for adolescent and parent acculturation. Assimilated adolescents reported the least favorable
family functioning, but adolescent assimilation appeared to negatively predict adolescent cigarette
smoking, sexual activity, and unprotected sex indirectly through family functioning. Follow‐up analyses
indicated that the discrepancy between adolescent and parent reports of family functioning predicted
these adolescent outcomes. Results are discussed regarding acculturation trajectories, their links with
adolescent risk behavior, and the mediating role of family functioning.
Child Development 06/2012; in press. · 4.72 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To ascertain the effects of parent-adolescent acculturation gaps, perceived discrimination, and perceived negative context of reception on adolescent cigarette smoking, alcohol use, sexual activity, and sexual risk taking. We used an expanded, multidimensional model of acculturation.
A sample of 302 recently immigrated parent-adolescent dyads (152 from Miami and 150 from Los Angeles) completed measures of acculturation (Hispanic and American practices and identifications, and individualist and collectivist values) and parent-adolescent communication. Adolescents completed measures of recent cigarette smoking, alcohol use, sexual behavior, and sexual risk taking.
Parent-adolescent gaps in American practices and ethnic identity, and perceptions of a negative context of reception, predicted compromised parent-adolescent communication. In Miami only, adolescent-reported communication negatively predicted odds of cigarette smoking, occasions of drunkenness, and number of sexual partners. Also in Miami only, parent-reported communication positively predicted these outcomes, as well as occasions of adolescent binge drinking, drunkenness, number of sexual partners, and odds of unprotected sex. The only significant findings in Los Angeles were protective effects of parent-reported communication on frequency of alcohol use and of binge drinking. Mediational effects emerged only in the Miami sample.
Effects of parent-adolescent acculturation gaps vary across Hispanic groups and receiving contexts. The especially strong parental control in many Mexican families may account for these differences. However, other important differences between Hispanic subgroups and communities of reception could also account for these differences. Prevention efforts might encourage Hispanic youth both to retain their culture of origin and to acquire American culture.
Drug and alcohol dependence 06/2012; 125 Suppl 1:S26-34. · 3.60 Impact Factor
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Seth J. Schwartz,
Jennifer B. Unger,
Sabrina E. Des Rosiers, Shi Huang,
Lourdes,
Baezconde-Garbanati,
Elma Lorenzo-Blanco,
Juan A. Villamar,
Daniel W. Soto,
Monica Pattarroyo,
Jose Szapocznik
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ABSTRACT: Objectives: To ascertain the effects of parent‐adolescent acculturation gaps, perceived
discrimination, and perceived negative context of reception on adolescent cigarette smoking, alcohol
use, sexual activity, and sexual risk taking. We used an expanded, multidimensional model of
acculturation.
Method: A sample of 302 recently immigrated parent‐adolescent dyads (152 from Miami and 150
from Los Angeles) completed measures of acculturation (Hispanic and American practices and
identifications, and individualist and collectivist values) and parent‐adolescent communication.
Adolescents completed measures of recent cigarette smoking, alcohol use, sexual behavior, and sexual
risk taking.
Results: Parent‐adolescent gaps in American practices and ethnic identity, and perceptions of a
negative context of reception, predicted compromised parent‐adolescent communication. In Miami
only, adolescent‐reported communication negatively predicted odds of cigarette smoking, occasions of
drunkenness, and number of sexual partners. Also in Miami only, parent‐reported communication
positively predicted these outcomes, as well as occasions of adolescent binge drinking, drunkenness,
number of sexual partners, and odds of unprotected sex. The only significant findings in Los Angeles
were protective effects of parent‐reported communication on frequency of alcohol use and of binge
drinking. Mediational effects emerged only in the Miami sample.
Conclusions: Effects of parent‐adolescent acculturation gaps vary across Hispanic groups and
receiving contexts. The especially strong parental control in many Mexican families may account for
these differences. However, other important differences between Hispanic subgroups and communities
of reception could also account for these differences. Prevention efforts might encourage Hispanic
youth both to retain their culture of origin and to acquire American culture.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence 05/2012; In press. · 3.38 Impact Factor
