@article{ref1,
title="Multiple Mediators of the Effects of Acculturation Status on Delinquency for Mexican American Adolescents",
journal="American journal of community psychology",
year="1999",
author="Samaniego, Roxana Y. and Gonzales, Nancy A.",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="189-210",
abstract="Research has shown that more acculturated Latino adolescents are at increased risk for delinquent behavior relative to their less acculturated counterparts. The present study examined the mediating effects of seven variables hypothesized to account for the empirical link between acculturation status and delinquent activity for a sample of Mexican American adolescents. Mediational analyses provided support for four of the putative mediators which included family conflict, maternal monitoring, inconsistent discipline, and negative peer hassles. Examined together, these variables totally mediated the effect of acculturation status on delinquent behavior. In addition, family conflict and maternal monitoring uniquely accounted for a significant proportion of the mediated variance above that explained by the other variables in the model. Adolescent's cultural identity, perceived discrimination, and maternal acceptance were not supported as mediators. (Abstract Adapted from Source: American Journal of Community Psychology, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by Springer)Sociocultural FactorsHispanic CrimeHispanic JuvenileHispanic OffenderJuvenile CrimeJuvenile DelinquencyJuvenile OffenderDelinquency CausesDelinquency Risk FactorsAt Risk HispanicAt Risk JuvenileAt Risk YouthFamily ConflictFamily RelationsParental MonitoringParental SupervisionParent Child RelationsParental DisciplinePeer RelationsPeer ConflictFamily RelationsFamily Risk FactorsPeer Risk Factors06-04<p />",
language="",
issn="0091-0562",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}