TRAJECTORIES OF ACCULTURATION AND ENCULTURATION IN RELATION TO HEAVY EPISODIC DRINKING AND MARIJUANA USE IN A SAMPLE OF MEXICAN AMERICAN SERIOUS JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
This study examines the longitudinal relations of multiple dimensions of acculturation and enculturation to heavy episodic drinking and marijuana use in a sample of 300 male, Mexican-American, serious juvenile offenders. We track trajectories between ages 15 and 20 and also consider the effects of participants' time spent residing in supervised settings during these years. Results showed some (although not entirely consistent) support for the hypothesis that bicultural adaptation is most functional in terms of lowered substance use involvement. The current findings demonstrate the importance of examining these relations longitudinally and among multiple dimensions of acculturation and enculturation, and they call into question simple models that suggest that greater acculturation is associated with greater substance use among Mexican-American adolescents.
Losoya
Sandra H
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Sandra H. Losoya, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor of psychology at Arizona State University. George P. Knight, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. Laurie Chassin, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Arizona State University. Michelle Little, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in the Prevention Research Center at Arizona State University. Anne Marie Mauricio, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellow at the Prevention Resource Center at Arizona State University. Delfino Vargas-Chanes, Ph.D., is a faculty research associate at Arizona State University. Alex R. Piquero, Ph.D., is presidential scholar and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and City University of New York Graduate Center.
Knight
George P
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Chassin
Laurie
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Little
Michelle
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Vargas-Chanes
Delfino
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Mauricio
Anne
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Piquero
Alex
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