Effects of Familism and Family Cohesion on Problem Behaviors Among Adolescents in Mexican Immigrant Families in the Southwest United States
Effects of Familism and Family Cohesion on Problem Behaviors Among Adolescents in Mexican Immigrant Families in the Southwest United States
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DOI：
10.1080/15313200903070965
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Kulis, Stephen
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作者：
Marsiglia, Flavio F.;Parsai, Monica;Kulis, Stephen
本研究使用的基线数据，从西南样本的拉丁美洲文化适应和健康项目，以检查是否家庭主义和凝聚力与问题行为的墨西哥和墨西哥裔美国青少年在美国西南部的样本。这项研究对从业人员和预防和干预研究人员很重要，因为它检查了越来越多的高危人群中问题行为的缓冲区。结果证实，家庭主义是一个强大的保护因素，对攻击性行为，行为问题，并打破规则，在这个样本。结果提请注意墨西哥和墨西哥裔美国人家庭的重要性。然而，家庭凝聚力被发现可以防止行为问题和违规行为，但不能防止攻击性行为。对这一结果的可能解释进行了讨论。其他研究结果表明，有能力在原籍文化和主流文化之间导航的青少年也受到保护，不会出现一些问题行为。
This study used baseline data from the Southwest sample of the Latino Acculturation and Health Project to examine whether familism and cohesion are related to problem behaviors in a sample of Mexican and Mexican-American adolescents in the Southwest United States. This study is important to practitioners and prevention and intervention researchers because it examines buffers to problem behaviors among an increasingly at-risk population. The results confirm that familism is a powerful protective factor against aggressive behavior, conduct problems, and rule-breaking in this sample. The results draw attention to the importance of family among Mexican and Mexican-American families. Family cohesion, however, was found to be protective against conduct problems and rule-breaking but not aggressive behavior. Possible explanations for this result are discussed. Additional findings suggest that adolescents who have the ability to navigate between culture of origin and mainstream culture are also protected against some problem behaviors.