Acculturation: Implications for Individuals, Families and Societies

TITLE PAGE
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CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
ABSTRACT......Page 14
ACCULTURATION AND VIOLENCE IN MINORITY ADOLESCENTS: A REVIEW OF THE EMPIRICAL LITERATURE......Page 15
Acculturation......Page 16
Violence: Inter-Personal and Self-Directed......Page 17
GROWTH OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY YOUTH POPULATIONS......Page 18
Dating Violence and Sexual Violence......Page 19
Youth Violence......Page 20
Self-Directed Violence......Page 21
STUDY INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA......Page 22
RESULTS......Page 23
Research on Latino Adolescents......Page 34
Research on Asian/Pacific Islander Adolescents......Page 39
Research on American Indian/Alaskan Native Adolescents......Page 42
Acculturation, Interpersonal Violence, and Self-Directed Violence......Page 43
STUDY METHODOLOGY AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS......Page 47
INTERPERSONAL AND SELF-DIRECTED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR ACCULTURATING YOUTH......Page 48
CONCLUSIONS AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH......Page 49
REFERENCES......Page 50
ABSTRACT......Page 60
BASES FOR CLASS MOBILITY......Page 62
GENDER DIFFERENTIALS......Page 64
METHODS......Page 65
ANALYTIC PROCEDURE......Page 67
MODEL FITTING......Page 68
SIGNIFICANCE OF MOBILITY OPTIONS......Page 70
DISCUSSION......Page 72
ACKNOWLEDGMENT......Page 74
REFERENCES......Page 75
ABSTRACT......Page 80
INTRODUCTION......Page 81
DUAL PROCESS MODELS OF COGNITION IN ACCULTURATION......Page 82
THEORETICAL OUTLINE OF EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT ACCULTURATION......Page 84
EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT MEASURES OF ACCULTURATION......Page 87
CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT MEASURES WITH REGARD TO ASSESSMENT ISSUES AN ACCULTURATION......Page 89
REVIEW OF EXTANT RESEARCH ON ACCULTURATION USING IMPLICIT METHODS......Page 91
IDENTITY......Page 92
PARENTAL RELATIONS......Page 94
INTERGROUP RELATIONS......Page 95
FUTURE RESEARCH......Page 98
ORGANIZATIONAL IMPLICATIONS......Page 99
REFERENCES......Page 101
INTRODUCTION......Page 108
ACCULTURATION OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN......Page 111
Models of Acculturation and Latino Youth in the U. S.......Page 112
FAMILY FACTORS AND TRADITIONAL VALUES RELATED TO LATINO MENTAL HEALTH STATUS......Page 113
THE ACCULTURATIVE PROCESS, FAMILY ADAPTATION,  AND ADOLESCENT ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS......Page 114
Latino Children and Mental Health Status......Page 115
Latino Youth and Mental Health Service Use......Page 116
Outcomes for Latino Youth......Page 117
Acculturation Models and Asian/Pacific Islanders in the U. S.......Page 118
FAMILY FACTORS AND TRADITIONAL VALUES RELATED TO LATINO MENTAL HEALTH STATUS......Page 119
Accepting Rather Than Confronting and Somatization......Page 120
Family Adaptation, the Acculturation Gap, and Adolescent Adjustment Issues......Page 122
Quality of Care Received by Asian/Pacific Islanders......Page 123
Logistical Barriers......Page 124
Cultural Barriers to Treatment......Page 125
PROBLEM RECOGNITION AND DEFINITION......Page 126
The Decision to Seek Help......Page 127
Service Selection......Page 128
SYNTHESIS OF ACCULTURATION LITERATURE AND BARRIERS  IN MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING PATHWAY......Page 129
IMPROVING ACCESS, DELIVERY AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG LESS ACCULTURATED FAMILIES......Page 130
PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED CARE AND CULTURALLY ADAPT INTERVENTIONS WHEN NECESSARY......Page 131
PROVIDE SERVICES IN SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE SETTINGS  AND INTEGRATE WITH ALTERNATIVE SERVICES  WHEN APPLICABLE AND POSSIBLE......Page 133
ENCOURAGE PRACTICE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN CLINICAL SETTINGS.......Page 134
REFERENCES......Page 135
ABSTRACT......Page 146
BACKGROUND: WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO STUDY LATINOS......Page 147
SECOND CULTURE ACQUISITION: ACCULTURATION,  ASSIMILATION, AND BICULTURALISM......Page 148
SAMPLE......Page 150
DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES......Page 151
Data Analyses......Page 152
RESULTS......Page 153
LATINO INFLUENCES......Page 154
AMERICAN INFLUENCES......Page 156
ADOLESCENT BICULTURAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT......Page 158
Implications for Social Work Intervention......Page 160
REFERENCES......Page 161
ABSTRACT......Page 164
THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF PORTUGAL......Page 165
BACKGROUND......Page 167
Measures......Page 170
Preliminary Analyses......Page 172
Do Immigrant Adolescents’ Self-esteem Differ from National  Youth’s Self-esteem?......Page 173
In What Way and to What Extent are Immigrant Youth’s Acculturation Orientations Perceived Discrimination and Sociocultural Adaptation Related to Their Self-esteem?......Page 174
DISCUSSION......Page 175
REFERENCES......Page 176
ABSTRACT......Page 180
INTRODUCTION......Page 181
THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS......Page 182
CORRELATES OF COLLEGE-GOING EXPECTATIONS......Page 184
Sample......Page 185
PLAN OF ANALYSIS......Page 186
RESULTS......Page 187
DISCUSSION......Page 190
REFERENCES......Page 192
ACCULTURATION AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS......Page 198
ACCULTURATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY......Page 199
Birthplace......Page 200
Age......Page 201
ACCULTURATION AND EATING BEHAVIORS......Page 202
Regional Differences in the U.S.......Page 203
ACCULTURATION AND OBESITY......Page 204
CONCLUSION......Page 205
REFERENCES......Page 206
ABSTRACT......Page 210
INTRODUCTION......Page 212
Subjects......Page 215
Outcome Measures......Page 216
Socio-Demographic Data and Exposure to Traumatic Events......Page 217
The Frequency of Survived Trauma Experiences and Witnessing......Page 219
Frequency of PTSD Symptoms - Stress Level......Page 220
Neuroticism, Activity, Sociability, Extroversion......Page 221
Age, Gender, Refugee Status, Father Loss and Sociability,  Activeness, Extroversion......Page 222
Acculturation Problems......Page 223
Age, Gender, Father Loss, Refugee Status and Acculturation  Problems in Semberija Group......Page 224
Age, Gender, Father Loss, and Repatriation Problems......Page 227
Association of Acculturation and Repatriation Problems in Srebrenica Group......Page 228
Association of Acculturation and Repatriation problems in Semberija Group......Page 229
Age, Gender, Refugee Status, Father Loss as Risks for PTSD......Page 230
Prevalence of Social-Emotional/Behavioral Problems Reported  by School Teachers......Page 231
Association of Age, Gender, Refugee Status, Father Loss, PTSD Prevalence, Psychoactive Substances Abuse and Social-Emotional/Behavioral Problems in School......Page 232
Cigarettes, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Abuse......Page 233
Association of School Behavioral Problems and Acculturation Problems......Page 236
Association of Acculturation and Repatriation Problems......Page 239
DISCUSSION......Page 240
REFERENCES......Page 244
INDEX......Page 248