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Testing the Parent–Adolescent Acculturation Discrepancy Hypothesis: A Five‐Wave Longitudinal Study

Year: 2015

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: This 2½‐year, 5‐wave longitudinal study tests the hypothesis that acculturation discrepancies between Hispanic immigrant parents and adolescents would lead to compromised family functioning, which would then lead to problematic adolescent outcomes. Recent‐immigrant Hispanic parent–adolescent dyads (N = 302) completed measures of acculturation and family functioning. Adolescents completed measures of positive youth development, depressive symptoms, problem behavior, and substance use. Results indicated that Time 1 discrepancies in Hispanic culture retention, and linear trajectories in some of these discrepancies, negatively predicted adolescent positive youth development, and positively predicted adolescent depressive symptoms and binge drinking, indirectly through adolescent‐reported family functioning. The vast majority of effects were mediated rather than direct, supporting the acculturation discrepancy hypothesis. Implications for further research and intervention are discussed.

Source: Journal of Research on Adolescence

DOI: 10.1111/jora.12214

Authors: Seth J. Schwartz, Jennifer B. Unger, Lourdes Baezconde‐Garbanati, Byron L. Zamboanga, David Córdova, Elma I. Lorenzo‐Blanco, Shi Huang, Sabrina E. Des Rosiers, Daniel W. Soto, Karina M. Lizzi, Juan A. Villamar, Monica Pattarroyo, José Szapocznik

Institutions: University of Miami, University of Southern California, Smith College, University of Michigan, University of South Carolina, Barry University, Northwestern University

Language: English

Topic: Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Southern California, University of Miami, Northwestern University, University of South Carolina, National Institutes of Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: G1023762287, Multisite School-Based Evaluation of a Brief Screener for Underage Drinking, G3079950064, G4046569592, G4804330739, The Role of Culture in Thriving and Risk Behavior in Hispanic Adolescents, G6410947671, Minority Populations Prevention Researcher Training, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute

OpenAlex ID: W1821890639

FWCI: 19.81

Cites: 84

Cited by: 76

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