title: Evaluating the Hispanic Paradox in the Context of Adolescent Risky Sexual Behavior: The Role of Parent Monitoring.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the United States, Hispanic adolescents are at elevated risk for negative outcomes related to risky sexual behavior. To evaluate potential protective factors for this group, we examined the fit of the Hispanic Paradox for sexual behavior among high-risk youth and the moderating role of parent monitoring.
  
  
  METHODS
  We enrolled 323 justice-involved Hispanic youth (73% male; mean age 16 years), and measured generational status, parent monitoring (monitoring location, who children spend time with outside of school, family dinner frequency), and sexual risk behavior.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no main effects for generational status on sexual behavior. Parent monitoring of location moderated the relationship between generational status and sexual behavior, such that greater monitoring of location was associated with less risky sexual behavior, but only for youth second generation and above.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rather than direct evidence supporting the Hispanic Paradox, we found a more nuanced relationship for generational status in this sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, hollis.karoly@colorado.edu.
authors.forename: Hollis C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Karoly
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and.
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Schmiege
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico.
authors.forename: Sarah W Feldstein
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ewing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States
keywords: HIV/AIDS; adolescents; at risk youth; parents; race/ethnicity; risk behaviour; sexually transmitted diseases