Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Volume 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 33-55

Acculturation risk and protective factors and mental health symptoms in immigrant Latino adolescents (Article)

Smokowski P.R. , Chapman M.V. , Bacallao M.L.
  • a University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • b University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • c University of North Carolina, Greensboro, United States

Abstract

The aim of this investigation was to map factors that predicted internalizing, externalizing, social, and total behavioral problems in immigrant Latino adolescents. Interviews were conducted with 100 foreign-born Latino adolescents. Multiple regression analyses revealed two risk factors, perceived discrimination and parent-adolescent conflict, which were significant predictors of adolescent internalizing, externalizing, and total problems. Interaction terms indicated that adolescents who were highly involved in Latino culture and who experienced high parent-adolescent conflict were at risk for internalizing problems. Familism was a protective factor associated with lower levels of internalizing and total problems. However, the effect of familism was mediated by parent-adolescent conflict. © 2007 by The Haworth Press.

Author Keywords

immigrants Latinos Adolescent mental health Acculturation

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DOI: 10.1300/10911350802107710
ISSN: 10911359
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English