TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Multiple Mediators of the Effects of Acculturation Status on Delinquency for Mexican American Adolescents
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - Samaniego, Roxana Y.
A1  - Gonzales, Nancy A.
SP  - 189
EP  - 210
VL  - 27
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 Factors Hispanic Crime Hispanic Juvenile Hispanic Offender Juvenile Crime Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Offender Delinquency Causes Delinquency Risk Factors At Risk Hispanic At Risk Juvenile At Risk Youth Family Conflict Family Relations Parental Monitoring Parental Supervision Parent Child Relations Parental Discipline Peer Relations Peer Conflict Family Relations Family Risk Factors Peer Risk Factors 06-04<p />
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SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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