Acculturation has been associated with adolescent health-risk behaviors. Most acculturation scales are inappropriate for surveys because they too long, not applicable to differing ethnic groups, or language-based only. A brief, multidimensional, multicultural measure adolescents was developed. Sixthgrade students (N = 317) in Los Angeles completed that scale and other measures of acculturation. The Acculturation, Habits, Interests Multicultural Scale Adolescents (AHIMSA) generates four...

ABSTRACT Objective To test whether a social network tailored substance abuse prevention program can reduce use among high‐risk adolescents without creating deviancy training (iatrogenic effects). Methods A classroom randomized controlled trial comparing control classes with those receiving an evidence‐based [Towards No Drug Abuse (TND)] and TND Network, peer‐led interactive version of TND. Students ( n = 541, mean age 16.3 years) in 75 from 14 alternative high schools completed surveys...

This study examined posttraumatic growth (PTG), the construing of benefits from a traumatic event, in sample 435 mostly Hispanic adolescentswho experienced major life event within previous 3 years. Levels PTG did not differ between negative events. The relationship and sociodemographics, substance use, religiosity, depression was explored. Age religiosity were positively associated with PTG, whereas use inversely PTG. Only age remained after adjusting for all other variables multiple...

As the U.S. becomes increasingly multicultural, traditional values from various cultures will influence health-related attitudes and behaviors for a greater number of adolescents in Unfortunately, few scales exist to measure cultural influences on adolescent health behaviors. This study developed Multiethnic Cultural Values Scale assess some beliefs relevant In multiethnic sample 211 California adolescents, associations between substance use were examined. Filial piety familism associated...

This study examined the role of family structure and functioning in predicting substance use among Hispanic/Latino adolescents, surveyed 9 th 10 grade.The sample (N=1433) was half female, mostly Mexican descent, majority born U.S. Living with a single father associated less parental monitoring cohesion (γ = -0.07,-0.06, respectively).Living mother -0.10).Living neither parent communication -0.08),less -0.09),more conflict 0.06), -0.06).Less at follow-up (β -0.17).Low rates appear to mediate...

Little is known about young men who have sex with men's use of club drugs and the risk factors associated such use. A structured survey was administered in 2005 to 496 were 18–22 years old (40% 18–19 old); self-identified as a same-sex sexuality (83%), bisexual (16%), and/or had man (97%); Caucasian (35%), African American (24%), Latino Mexican descent (40%). Subjects recruited from gay-identified venues Los Angeles, California, using venue-based probability sampling design. Descriptive...

AbstractGiven the important contextual function of family dynamics and traditional gender roles in Latino cultures, parental influences on substance use among adolescents may differ across genders. This study examined associations between factors (parental monitoring, parent–child communication, cohesion, familism) marijuana 1,369 Southern California. Students from seven schools completed surveys 9th 11th grades. Longitudinal hierarchical linear regression analyses evaluated grade lifetime...

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,936 Hispanic adolescents of mean age 14.0 years (standard deviation= 0.4) from seven Los Angeles area schools. The effects perceived parental monitoring and parent-child communication the adolescents' self-reported past thirty day cigarette smoking alcohol marijuana use behaviors were analyzed. In addition, relationships between parents' expectations child's acculturation drug examined. Parental found to have statistically significant inverse...

Correlates of posttraumatic growth (PTG), the construing benefits from a traumatic event, attributed to September 11th terrorist attacks were examined among 513 middle school adolescents (mean age=13.5 years; 63% female; 44% Hispanic/Latino, 25% Asian, 16% White, 10% multiethnic/other, and 4% Persian; all residing in California). One-third participants, on average, reported experiencing positive changes post- 9/11 following areas: appreciation life, life priorities, spirituality,...

Cultural values can shape people's attitudes toward substance use and influence their risk of experimentation with drugs. This article examines the relationships between cultural (familism, respeto, machismo), fatalism (a culturally encouraged personality disposition), among Hispanic adolescents. In 2005, cross-sectional data were collected from 1,616 ninth grade students in Los Angeles. Each value was associated lifetime use; however, these depended on type gender. Our findings suggest that...

BACKGROUND Follow‐up care is critical for childhood cancer survivors (CCS), who are at high risk comorbidities and late effects of treatments. Understanding the factors associated with maintaining follow‐up needed, especially Hispanic CCS, have been under‐represented in previous studies. METHODS Risk protective receiving cancer‐related were examined among 193 Los Angeles County CCS diagnosed between 2000 2007 (54% Hispanic; mean ± standard deviation age, 19.9 2.8 years; age diagnosis, 12.1...

Risk for smoking initiation increases as Hispanic youth acculturate to U.S. society, and this association seems be stronger girls than boys. To better understand the influence of culture, family, everyday discrimination on cigarette smoking, we tested a process-oriented model acculturation smoking. Data came from Project RED (Reteniendo y Entendiendo Diversidad para Salud), which included 1,436 students (54% girls) Southern California. We used data 9th 11th grade (85% were 14 years old, 86%...