TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Health risk behaviors and depressive symptoms among hispanic adolescents: examining acculturation discrepancies and family functioning
JO  - Journal of family psychology
A1  - Cano, Miguel Ángel
A1  - Schwartz, Seth J.
A1  - Castillo, Linda G.
A1  - Unger, Jennifer B.
A1  - Huang, Sunan
A1  - Zamboanga, Byron L.
A1  - Romero, Andrea J.
A1  - Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I.
A1  - Córdova, David
A1  - Des Rosiers, Sabrina E.
A1  - Lizzi, Karina M.
A1  - Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes
A1  - Soto, Daniel W.
A1  - Villamar, Juan Andres
A1  - Pattarroyo, Monica
A1  - Szapocznik, José
SP  - 254
EP  - 265
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - Drawing from a theory of bicultural family functioning 2 models were tested to examine the longitudinal effects of acculturation-related variables on adolescent health risk behaviors and depressive symptoms (HRB/DS) mediated by caregiver and adolescent reports of family functioning. One model examined the effects of caregiver-adolescent acculturation discrepancies in relation to family functioning and HRB/DS. A second model examined the individual effects of caregiver and adolescent acculturation components in relation to family functioning and HRB/DS. A sample of 302 recently immigrated Hispanic caregiver-child dyads completed measures of Hispanic and U.S. cultural practices, values, and identities at baseline (predictors); measures of family cohesion, family communications, and family involvement 6 months postbaseline (mediators); and only adolescents completed measures of smoking, binge drinking, inconsistent condom use, and depressive symptoms 1 year postbaseline (outcomes). Measures of family cohesion, family communications, and family involvement were used to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis to estimate the fit of a latent construct for family functioning. Key findings indicate that (a) adolescent acculturation components drove the effect of caregiver-adolescent acculturation discrepancies in relation to family functioning; (b) higher levels of adolescent family functioning were associated with less HRB/DS, whereas higher levels of caregiver family functioning were associated with more adolescent HRB/DS; (c) and only adolescent reports of family functioning mediated the effects of acculturation components and caregiver-adolescent acculturation discrepancies on HRB/DS. (PsycINFO Database Record<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0893-3200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000142
ID  - ref1
ER  -