Testing the Parent-Adolescent Acculturation Discrepancy Hypothesis: A Five-Wave Longitudinal Study.
This 2½-year, 5-wave longitudinal study tests the hypothesis that acculturation discrepancies between Hispanic immigrant parents and adolescents would lead to compromised family functioning, which would then lead to problematic adolescent outcomes. Recent-immigrant Hispanic parent-adolescent dyads (N= 302) completed measures of acculturation and family functioning. Adolescents completed measures of positive youth development, depressive symptoms, problem behavior, and substance use. Results indicated that Time 1 discrepancies in Hispanic-culture retention, and linear trajectories in some of these discrepancies, negatively predicted adolescent positive youth development, and positively predicted adolescent depressive symptoms and binge drinking, indirectly through adolescent-reported family functioning. The vast majority of effects were mediated rather than direct, supporting the acculturation discrepancy hypothesis. Implications for further research and intervention are discussed.
Department of Public Health Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 N.W. 14 Street, Suite 1073, Miami, FL 33136.
Seth J
SJ
Schwartz
Institute for Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001, N Soto Street, MC 9239, Suite 330A, Los Angeles CA 90089-9239.
Jennifer B
JB
Unger
Institute for Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001, N Soto Street, MC 9239, Suite 302A, Los Angeles CA 90089-9239.
Lourdes
L
Baezconde-Garbanati
Department of Psychology, Smith College, Bass Hall 404, Northampton, MA 01063.
Byron L
BL
Zamboanga
Department of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University, Room 2846, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
David
D
Córdova
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Barnwell College, Room 461, Columbia, SC 29208.
Elma I
EI
Lorenzo-Blanco
Department of Public Health Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 N.W. 14 Street, Suite 1073, Miami, FL 33136.
Shi
S
Huang
Department of Psychology, Barry University, 11300 NE Second Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161.
Sabrina E
SE
Des Rosiers
Institute for Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001, N Soto Street, MC 9239, Los Angeles CA 90089-9239.
Daniel W
DW
Soto
Department of Public Health Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 N.W. 14 Street, Suite 1073, Miami, FL 33136.
Karina M
KM
Lizzi
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60657.
Juan A
JA
Villamar
Institute for Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001, N Soto Street, MC 9239, Los Angeles CA 90089-9239.
Monica
M
Pattarroyo
Department of Public Health Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 N.W. 14 Street, Suite 1073, Miami, FL 33136.
José
J
Szapocznik
Acculturation; Hispanic; adolescent; alcohol use; family functioning; parent; self-esteem