Does Acculturation Matter?: Food Insecurity and Child Problem Behavior among Low-Income, Working Hispanic Households

Autor/inn/en	Gorman, Kathleen S.; Zearley, Karli Kondo; Favasuli, Stephen
Titel	Does Acculturation Matter?: Food Insecurity and Child Problem Behavior among Low-Income, Working Hispanic Households
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 33 (2011) 2, S.152-169 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986311403723
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Family (Sociological Unit); Acculturation; Physical Health; Child Behavior; Hunger; Whites; Low Income Groups; Hispanic Americans; Correlation; Spanish Speaking; Surveys; Parents; Disadvantaged; Language Usage; Child Health; Welfare Services; Rhode Island + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familie; Akkulturation; Gesundheitszustand; White; Weißer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Korrelation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Eltern; Sprachgebrauch; Fürsorgeeinrichtung
Abstract	Recent literature has noted that in some cases, less acculturation may be protective against adverse outcomes. This study sought to clarify the relationships between acculturation, food insecurity, and child outcomes. A sample of 339 low-income participants, comprised of non-Hispanic Whites (n = 171), English-speaking Hispanics (n = 89), and Spanish-speaking Hispanics (n = 79) were surveyed on food security and parental reports of child behavior problems. Results showed that Spanish-speaking Hispanics were at a social and economic disadvantage in comparison to non-Hispanic Whites and to English-speaking Hispanics. Spanish-speaking Hispanics reported significantly more concern and the least satisfaction with their children's physical health and had the highest rates of food insecurity. In contrast, on parental reports of child behavior, non-Hispanic Whites were significantly more likely to report problem behavior than either Hispanic group. Overall, the findings do not support the protective role of lower acculturation for Hispanic households. Implications of these findings in light of current research are discussed. (Contains 2 notes and 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10