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Substance use and sexual behavior among recent Hispanic immigrant adolescents: effects of parent-adolescent differential acculturation and communication

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Schwartz, Seth J., Unger, Jennifer B., Rosiers, Sabrina E. Des, Huang, Shi, Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes, Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I., Villamar, Juan A., Soto, Daniel W. +2 more·2012·Drug and Alcohol Dependence
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.05.020PMC PMC3435468
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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.

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Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Rosiers, S. E. D., Huang, S., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Lorenzo-Blanco, E. I., Villamar, J. A., Soto, D. W., Pattarroyo, M., & Szapocznik, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Miami (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Schwartz, Seth J.
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Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-09
Volume
125
Pages
S26-S34
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.05.020
PMC
PMC3435468
OpenAlex
W2126870864
Cited by
100
References
78
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FWCI
30.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (025694)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA025694)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
parent-adolescent communication, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, binge drinking, sexual behavior, sexual risk behavior, perceived discrimination, ethnic identity, individualism-collectivism, parental control, Miami, Los Angeles, substance use
MeSH terms
Acculturation, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Communication, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Parent-Child Relations, Sexual Behavior, Treatment Outcome, Substance-Related Disorders, Emigrants and Immigrants, Young Adult

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