Abstract
The goal of this investigation was to determine whether various cultural stressors (bicultural stress, perceived discrimination, and perceived negative context of reception [PNCR]) predict positive and negative substance use attitudes, directly and indirectly through personal identity, in a sample of immigrant Hispanic adolescents. Data on cultural stressors, substance use attitudes, and covariates were collected from 302 Hispanic immigrant adolescents (152 from Miami [61% Cuban] and 150 from Los Angeles [70% Mexican]) at 3 time points. PNCR was associated with identity confusion (β =.175, p =.033). Identity confusion significantly predicted higher positive attitudes toward alcohol and other drug (AOD; β =.216, p <.001) and cigarette use (β =.191, p =.015) and mediated the relationship between PNCR with unfavorable AOD attitudes (β = −.019, 95% confidence interval [CI] [− 0.052, − 0.001]) and favorable AOD attitudes (β = 0.038, 95% CI [0.003, 0.086]). Perceptions of a negative context of reception may hinder successful personal identity formation and impact health outcomes for immigrant youth.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 117-132 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Community Psychology |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
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Cultural stressors, identity development, and substance use attitudes among Hispanic immigrant adolescents. / Grigsby, Timothy J.; Forster, Myriam; Meca, Alan; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Schwartz, Seth J; Unger, Jennifer B.
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T1 - Cultural stressors, identity development, and substance use attitudes among Hispanic immigrant adolescents
AU - Grigsby, Timothy J.
AU - Forster, Myriam
AU - Meca, Alan
AU - Zamboanga, Byron L.
AU - Schwartz, Seth J
AU - Unger, Jennifer B.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The goal of this investigation was to determine whether various cultural stressors (bicultural stress, perceived discrimination, and perceived negative context of reception [PNCR]) predict positive and negative substance use attitudes, directly and indirectly through personal identity, in a sample of immigrant Hispanic adolescents. Data on cultural stressors, substance use attitudes, and covariates were collected from 302 Hispanic immigrant adolescents (152 from Miami [61% Cuban] and 150 from Los Angeles [70% Mexican]) at 3 time points. PNCR was associated with identity confusion (β =.175, p =.033). Identity confusion significantly predicted higher positive attitudes toward alcohol and other drug (AOD; β =.216, p <.001) and cigarette use (β =.191, p =.015) and mediated the relationship between PNCR with unfavorable AOD attitudes (β = −.019, 95% confidence interval [CI] [− 0.052, − 0.001]) and favorable AOD attitudes (β = 0.038, 95% CI [0.003, 0.086]). Perceptions of a negative context of reception may hinder successful personal identity formation and impact health outcomes for immigrant youth.
AB - The goal of this investigation was to determine whether various cultural stressors (bicultural stress, perceived discrimination, and perceived negative context of reception [PNCR]) predict positive and negative substance use attitudes, directly and indirectly through personal identity, in a sample of immigrant Hispanic adolescents. Data on cultural stressors, substance use attitudes, and covariates were collected from 302 Hispanic immigrant adolescents (152 from Miami [61% Cuban] and 150 from Los Angeles [70% Mexican]) at 3 time points. PNCR was associated with identity confusion (β =.175, p =.033). Identity confusion significantly predicted higher positive attitudes toward alcohol and other drug (AOD; β =.216, p <.001) and cigarette use (β =.191, p =.015) and mediated the relationship between PNCR with unfavorable AOD attitudes (β = −.019, 95% confidence interval [CI] [− 0.052, − 0.001]) and favorable AOD attitudes (β = 0.038, 95% CI [0.003, 0.086]). Perceptions of a negative context of reception may hinder successful personal identity formation and impact health outcomes for immigrant youth.
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JO - Journal of Community Psychology
JF - Journal of Community Psychology
SN - 0090-4392
IS - 1
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