title: Multidimensional effects of acculturation on English-language neuropsychological test performance among HIV+ Caribbean Latinas/os.
abstract: Acculturation has been linked to neuropsychological performance in several ethnic groups. However, research among Latina/o samples has examined primarily Mexicans/Mexican Americans and has not examined Latina/o clinical populations of Caribbean descent. This study examined associations between a multidimensional acculturation measure and neuropsychological performance among 82 HIV+ Caribbean Latina/o adults. Multivariate results showed that US acculturation significantly predicted 11-14% of the variance in global neuropsychological functioning, verbal fluency, and processing speed, whereas Latina/o acculturation predicted 6-8% of the variance in motor and executive function (trend level associations). Both linguistic and nonlinguistic cultural factors had distinct effects on neuropsychological performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, NY, USA. arentoft@fordham.edu
authors.forename: Alyssa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arentoft
authors.forename: Desiree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.forename: Reuben N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monzones
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosario
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Coulehan
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubo Germano
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Aquila
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheynin
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morgello
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivera Mindt
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult