Acculturation and Aggression in Latino Adolescents: Modeling Longitudinal Trajectories from the Latino Acculturation and Health Project

Autor/inn/en	Smokowski, Paul Richard; Rose, Roderick A.; Bacallao, Martica
Titel	Acculturation and Aggression in Latino Adolescents: Modeling Longitudinal Trajectories from the Latino Acculturation and Health Project
Quelle	In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 40 (2009) 4, S.589-608 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-398X
DOI	10.1007/s10578-009-0146-9
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; At Risk Persons; Adolescents; Parents; Aggression; Hispanic Americans; Antisocial Behavior; Parent Influence; Immigrants; Trend Analysis; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Conflict; Parent Child Relationship; Correlation; Arizona; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Risikogruppe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Eltern; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Trendanalyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Konflikt; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Korrelation
Abstract	This study examines how multiple indicators of adolescent and parent acculturation relate to longitudinal trajectories of Latino adolescent aggression. The hierarchical linear modeling analysis is based on a final sample of 256 adolescents paired with one parent. Of the adolescents, 66% were born outside of the United States and the remaining 34% were US-born. Families lived in two sites: 38% lived in North Carolina and 62% lived in Arizona. The overall trajectory of Latino adolescent aggression displays a statistically significant negative trend best characterized by a quadratic curve. We delineate significant risk factors related to aggression levels, and show that gender, age, parent-reported acculturation conflicts, and adolescent-reported parent-adolescent conflicts are associated with higher levels of adolescent aggression. We discuss the study limitations, implications of the findings, and fertile ground for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10