TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathways from Acculturation Stress to Negative Friend Associations Among Latino Adolescents
AU - Buchanan, Rachel Lee
AU - Smokowski, Paul Richard
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Acknowledgments The authors wish to thank Dr. Flavio Marsiglia and Monica Parsai, M.S.W. for their work collecting data in Arizona and Melissa Chalot, M.P.H. for project management. Special thanks go to the Latino families who participated in this study. This study was supported by grants from the Centers
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine factors that contribute to the development of friendships for Latino adolescents. Of particular interest are the roles played by acculturation stress, family relationships, and adolescent mental health problems. Path analysis was completed using longitudinal data from 286 Latino adolescents living in North Carolina and Arizona. Results of the analysis suggest that indicators of acculturation stress influence family relationships, which in turn affects adolescent mental health problems and negative friend associations. Parent-adolescent conflict and externalizing problems were the most significant mediators of this relationship. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine factors that contribute to the development of friendships for Latino adolescents. Of particular interest are the roles played by acculturation stress, family relationships, and adolescent mental health problems. Path analysis was completed using longitudinal data from 286 Latino adolescents living in North Carolina and Arizona. Results of the analysis suggest that indicators of acculturation stress influence family relationships, which in turn affects adolescent mental health problems and negative friend associations. Parent-adolescent conflict and externalizing problems were the most significant mediators of this relationship. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
KW - Acculturation stress
KW - Family relationships
KW - Latino adolescents
KW - Mental health
KW - Negative friends
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U2 - 10.1007/s10560-011-0239-8
DO - 10.1007/s10560-011-0239-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053132736
SN - 0738-0151
VL - 28
SP - 375
EP - 391
JO - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
JF - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
IS - 5
ER -