The role of acculturation, parenting, and family in Hispanic/Latino adolescent substance use: findings from a qualitative analysis.
Focus groups were conducted with adolescents and parents as part of a larger study to understand the connection between acculturation and Hispanic/Latino adolescent substance use. Parents (n = 18) were all mothers and had an average age of 42 years. Students (n = 16) were 62% female and had an average age of 14 years. Results are summarized in five categories: culture/ethnic identity, acculturation, parent-child conflict/relationships, gender, and adolescent substance use. Parents and adolescents held similar views in some areas (e.g., pride in ethnic identity and changes in language use), but diverged in others (e.g., indicators of acculturation, gender differences in parenting, and ideas of freedom and independence). Participants in the focus groups did not endorse the association between acculturation and substance use that has been detected in quantitative studies. Implications for substance use prevention and treatment programs are discussed.
Wagner
Karla D
KD
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, 1000 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803, USA. kdwagner@usc.edu
Ritt-Olson
Anamara
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Soto
Daniel W
DW
Rodriguez
Yaneth L
YL
Baezconde-Garbanati
Lourdes
L
Unger
Jennifer B
JB
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012933:Social Identification; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology