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Cult Health Sex ; 26(8): 1072-1087, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38156981

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This article explores HIV awareness and prevention in a Latinx seasonal farmworker community of south Miami-Dade County in the USA. The study took place as part of a larger community assessment that aimed to determine community needs and resources related to substance abuse, violence and HIV in the Latinx seasonal farmworker communities of south Miami-Dade County, with a particular focus on fathers' and their male sons' relationships. The study collected data on HIV knowledge and prevention, healthcare-seeking behaviours, cultural norms, and communication barriers about HIV prevention between fathers and sons. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with community leaders, two focus groups with social and health services providers, and four focus groups involving fathers and their adolescent sons. A deductive approach to data analysis was undertaken. Five major themes were identified: (1) HIVrelated knowledge and perception; (2) HIV prevention strategies; (3) barriers and needs for tailored preventive health and care services in the community; (4) stress over sex-related communication; and (5) the dominance of traditional masculine gender norms in the household and the community.


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Grupos Focais , Infecções por HIV , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Hispânico ou Latino , Pesquisa Qualitativa , População Rural , Humanos , Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle , Infecções por HIV/etnologia , Florida , Masculino , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Adulto , Adolescente , Fazendeiros/psicologia , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/etnologia , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/psicologia , Entrevistas como Assunto
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J Ethn Subst Abuse ; : 1-19, 2023 Dec 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38108308

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There is a well-established relation between depression and smoking in the general population. However, past work focused on Latinx persons who smoke in relation to depressed affect has yielded inconsistent findings. The present investigation aimed to build on past research and evaluate differences among English-speaking Latinx adults who smoke combustible cigarettes with and without probable depression in terms of cigarette dependence, perceived barriers for quitting, severity of problems when quitting, and smoking abstinence expectancies. The current sample included 338 adult Latinx daily cigarette smokers (Mage = 35.53 years; SD = 8.65; age range 18-61; 37.3% female) that were recruited nationally throughout the US. Results indicated that among Latinx persons who smoke, those with probable depression (compared to those without) demonstrated higher levels of cigarette dependence, more severe problems when trying to quit, greater perceived barriers for quitting, and increased negative abstinence expectancies after adjusting for sociodemographic and concurrent substance use variables. Future work could build from this research to elucidate the role of depression in the maintenance and relapse of smoking among the Latinx population.

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J Health Care Poor Underserved ; 34(3): 884-909, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38015128

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Their initial years in the U.S. can be stressful for recent Latino/a immigrants (RLIs). This study examines the association between perceived stress and depressive symptoms and the moderating effect of emotion regulation and dispositional mindfulness. Cross-sectional data from an ongoing longitudinal study of RLIs was used. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed to examine simple main effects of the predictor variables on depressive symptoms. The study also tested the moderating effects of emotion regulation and dispositional mindfulness on the association between perceived stress and depressive symptoms. Greater perceived stress and cognitive reappraisal were associated with greater depressive symptoms. Lower levels of appraisal and higher levels of non-reactivity mindfulness strengthened the association between perceived stress and depressive symptoms. Findings can inform the development of culturally tailored interventions that account for distinct aspects of emotion regulation and dispositional mindfulness associated with managing stress and decreasing depressive symptoms among RLIs.


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Emigrantes e Imigrantes , Regulação Emocional , Atenção Plena , Humanos , Estudos Transversais , Depressão , Estudos Longitudinais , Hispânico ou Latino , Estresse Psicológico
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Drug Alcohol Depend ; 244: 109784, 2023 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36706674

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BACKGROUND: This study investigates how ENDS harm perception influences ENDS initiation over time among US young people. METHODS: Data were from the sample of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study conducted from 2013 to 2018. The Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess the relationship between absolute (the perception of harm from ENDS only) and relative harm perception (ENDS' harm relative to cigarettes) and ENDS initiation among adolescents (12-17 years) and young adults (18-24 years) separately. Harm perception was assessed at the wave before ENDS initiation in a subsequent wave. Weighted results were reported. RESULTS: Of the 11,633 adolescents and 5089 young adults from baseline, 17.1% and 25.5% initiated ENDS use across four waves, respectively. Among adolescents (HR=2.31; 95%CI: 1.95-2.73) and young adults (HR=1.97; 95%CI: 1.69-2.30), perceiving lower relative harm of ENDS significantly predicted ENDS initiation in subsequent waves. Among adolescents, perceiving lower absolute harm of ENDS (HR=2.18; 95%CI: 1.83-2.60) predicted ENDS initiation in subsequent waves. Additionally, adolescents and young adults who ever used any other tobacco products or alcohol and lived with anyone who used tobacco were more likely to initiate ENDS use. CONCLUSIONS: Among a representative longitudinal cohort of adolescents and young adults who had never used ENDS at baseline, perceiving ENDS as reduced or low-harm products significantly predicted ENDS initiation in subsequent waves. These findings underscore the importance of ENDS harm perception and the central role of risk communication strategies that need to target those young people at particular risk of unwarranted ENDS use.


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Sistemas Eletrônicos de Liberação de Nicotina , Produtos do Tabaco , Humanos , Adolescente , Adulto Jovem , Nicotiana , Estudos Longitudinais , Cognição , Fumar/epidemiologia , Percepção
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Behav Med ; 49(2): 172-182, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34818984

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Most research on cultural stressors and alcohol has focused on intercultural stressors. Continuing to exclude intracultural stressors (e.g., intragroup marginalization) from alcohol research will yield a biased understanding of the experiences of Hispanics living in a bicultural society. As we amass more studies on intracultural stressors, research will be needed to identify mutable sociocultural factors that may mitigate the association between intracultural stressors and alcohol. To address these limitations, we examined the association between intragroup marginalization and alcohol use severity and the extent to which gender and bicultural self-efficacy may moderate this association. A convenience sample of 200 Hispanic emerging adults ages 18-25 (men = 101, women = 99) from Arizona (n = 99) and Florida (n = 101) completed a cross-sectional survey. Data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression and moderation analyses. Higher intragroup marginalization was associated with higher alcohol use severity. Gender functioned as a moderator whereby intragroup marginalization was associated with higher alcohol use severity among men, but not women. Also, higher social groundedness functioned as a moderator that weakened the association between intragroup marginalization and alcohol use severity. Role repertoire did not function as a moderator. Our findings are significant because they enhance the reliability of the association between intragroup marginalization and alcohol use severity, and the moderating effect of gender in this respective association. This emerging line of research suggests that alcohol interventions targeting Hispanics may have a significant limitation by not accounting for intracultural stressors.


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Adaptação Psicológica , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas , Hispânico ou Latino , Autoeficácia , Estresse Psicológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto Jovem , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/etnologia , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/psicologia , Estudos Transversais , Cultura , Papel de Gênero , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Gravidade do Paciente , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Fatores Sexuais , Marginalização Social/psicologia , Estresse Psicológico/etnologia , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia
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J Health Care Poor Underserved ; 33(2): 612-622, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35574864

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BACKGROUND: Hispanic emerging adults experience high levels of depressive symptoms; more research is needed on social determinants of depressive symptoms to prevent/reduce potential mental health challenges among this population. Accordingly, this study aimed (1) to examine the association between cultural mistrust and depressive symptoms among Hispanic emerging adults, and (2) to examine if ethnic discrimination moderated this association. METHODS: Aims were examined among 200 Hispanic emerging adults from Arizona (n=99) and Florida (n=101) who completed a cross-sectional survey. Data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression and moderation analyses. RESULTS: Higher cultural mistrust was associated with higher depressive symptoms; however, ethnic discrimination did not moderate this association. CONCLUSIONS: This is likely the first study on cultural mistrust and mental health among Hispanics. Explanations for these findings are discussed; however, given the lack of research on cultural mistrust more studies are needed to better understand its influence on mental health.


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Depressão , Racismo , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Depressão/epidemiologia , Florida/epidemiologia , Hispânico ou Latino , Humanos , Racismo/psicologia
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Behav Med ; 48(2): 67-71, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35318902

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This introduction to the Special Issue (SI) on COVID-19 and adverse social determinants of health (SDoH) provides theoretical and empirical context for featured articles. Existing disparities and inequities are highlighted and emerging research on disparities resulting from these and the COVID-19 pandemic are briefly reviewed. General disparities and inequities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are briefly conceptualized through the SDoH. Critical factors outlined by the SDoH framework parallel those discussed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as those in a conceptual framework article also feature in this SI. Some of these consist of racism, exclusion, blocked opportunity, and socioeconomic status (SES), among others. Furthermore, we discuss broader social inequities, namely growing income and wealth inequality that undermine the health and wellbeing of the general population and ethnic minority groups in particular. Big Event theory is offered as an additional conceptual framework that can illuminate potential downstream negative impacts of the pandemic. Having provided summaries of featured articles in this SI, we make a call for researchers to engage in further theoretical and empirical work to identify the most critical SDOH to further the field of public health as well as related fields and inform policy.


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COVID-19 , Etnicidade , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Humanos , Grupos Minoritários , Pandemias , Determinantes Sociais da Saúde
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Nicotine Tob Res ; 24(8): 1281-1290, 2022 07 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35196383

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INTRODUCTION: Waterpipe tobacco (WPT) smoking has increased among the young population in the United States. This study assessed the extent and predictors of WPT smoking initiation and progression among US adolescents (12-17 years) and young adults (18-24 years) longitudinally. AIMS AND METHODS: We analyzed data from 4 waves (2013-2018) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study comprising 10 692 respondents (adolescents = 5428 and young adults = 5264). Kaplan-Meier survival method estimated probabilities of WPT initiation and progression. Cox proportional hazards regression models delineated predictors of the outcomes. RESULTS: Between 2013 and 2018, 4.8% of adolescents initiated and 10.6% progressed WPT smoking. Among young adults, 18.5% initiated and 14.1% progressed WPT smoking during the same time interval. Predictors among adolescents included, WPT initiation: Hispanic ethnicity (adjusted odds ratio (aHR) = 1.75, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.23-2.49), lower harm perception (aHR = 2.89, 95% CI = 2.10-3.98), and other tobacco products use (aHR = 3.97, 95% CI = 2.73-5.78); WPT progression: illicit drug use (aHR = 4.60, 95% CI = 1.99-10.67). Predictors among young adults included, WPT initiation: non-Hispanic Black (aHR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.78-3.00), Hispanic (aHR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.34-2.33), lower harm perception (aHR = 2.77, 95% CI = 2.19-3.50), and other tobacco products use (aHR = 3.14, 95% CI = 2.25-4.38); WPT progression: non-Hispanic Black (aHR = 1.51 95% CI = 1.09-2.10), lower harm perception (aHR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.41-2.30), and alcohol use (aHR = 1.61, 95% CI = 1.13-2.30). CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate a high prevalence of WPT initiation and progression among adolescents and young adults over time, with minority racial/ethnic groups being at greater risk for both. WPT-specific risk communication interventions (eg, educational campaigns and health warning labels) are warranted to limit WPT smoking among young people.


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Produtos do Tabaco , Tabaco para Cachimbos de Água , Fumar Cachimbo de Água , Adolescente , Criança , Humanos , Prevalência , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Fumar Cachimbo de Água/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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J Health Care Poor Underserved ; 31(2): 713-723, 2020 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32999583

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Background: Efforts in the prevention and treatment of depression among Hispanic immigrant women require studies to identify modifiable factors of depression. Some factors that may merit investigation are gender roles such as egalitarian gender attitudes, marianismo, and self-silencing. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 231 Hispanic immigrant women living in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Logistic regression was used to examine associations of covariates, egalitarian gender attitudes, marianismo, and self-silencing in relation to depression. Results: Egalitarian gender attitudes were not associated with depression. For marianismo domains, higher scores on the spiritual pillar scale were associated with lower odds of depression. With regard to self-silencing, higher scores on externalizing self-perception and divided self were associated with higher odds of depression. Conclusions: Findings add to the limited literature on depression among Hispanic immigrants and provides some insight on sociocultural factors that may be considered in depression interventions for Hispanic immigrant women.


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Depressão/etnologia , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Papel de Gênero , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Florida/epidemiologia , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Fatores de Risco
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J Racial Ethn Health Disparities ; 7(3): 481-487, 2020 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31823336

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BACKGROUND: Higher level of social support is known to mitigate the effect of ethnic discrimination on depression symptoms, yet little is known as to which type of social support may be most effective for ameliorating the negative health effects of perceived ethnic discrimination among Latinxs varying in nativity status. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between perceived ethnic discrimination and depression among US- and foreign-born Latinxs, and to identify specific types of social support that may buffer the aforementioned association in this population. METHODS: Data from 1340 Latinx respondents (70% US-born; 30% foreign-born) collected from the Texas City Stress and Health Study (TCSHS) was used in this study. The primary outcome was depression, and it was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised (CESD-R). RESULTS: Findings showed that higher perceived ethnic discrimination were associated with higher depressive symptoms for both foreign-born and US-born Latinxs, with higher levels of social support, specifically positive interaction support, being associated with lower depressive symptoms for both groups. Importantly, results also showed that regardless of nativity status, higher levels of affectionate support mitigated the adverse association between ethnic discrimination and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that higher levels of positive interactions and affective support may be significant factors in helping Latinxs cope with ethnic discrimination. This information is essential to inform the development of interventions aimed at building resilience in the face of discrimination among the largest and fastest growing ethnic group in the USA.


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Depressão/psicologia , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Grupos Minoritários/psicologia , Racismo/psicologia , Apoio Social , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Depressão/etnologia , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Grupos Minoritários/estatística & dados numéricos , Racismo/estatística & dados numéricos , Estados Unidos/etnologia
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Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol ; 63(13): 2291-2317, 2019 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31155982

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This article inquires into the validity of the hypothesis on which prison sentences are formally based in Spain, according to Article 25.2 of Spanish Constitution: reeducation and social reintegration of the convicted person. For this purpose, we have analyzed the current state of prison "morals" in five penitentiary facilities located in the south of Spain through a representative sample of prisoners. They have answered a questionnaire that includes, among others, some questions connected with the following two issues: (a) their relationship with prison staff, and (b) the prison environment as related to the effectiveness of their treatment in terms of their reintegration into society. This investigation will also allow to detect possible differences in the quality of prison life in the five penitentiaries analyzed.


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Crime/psicologia , Nível de Saúde , Prisioneiros/psicologia , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Prisões , Punição/psicologia , Justiça Social , Espanha , Inquéritos e Questionários
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PLoS One ; 14(1): e0210323, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30633744

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Latino smokers in the United States (US) are known to experience smoking cessation treatment disparities due to their under-utilization of services, limited access to health care, and poor smoking cessation treatment outcomes. A limited number of studies have focused on developing and testing smoking cessation treatments for Latino smokers in the US. The objectives of this study were to conduct a feasibility pilot randomized trial testing three smoking cessation interventions for Latinos. Twenty-five adult Latino smokers were randomized to one of three groups: Culturally-Tailored Smoking Cessation plus Adherence Enhancement (CT+AE), Culturally-Tailored Smoking Cessation (CTSC), and a Health Education (HE) control group. All participants received three counseling sessions along with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Data relating to intervention acceptability and NRT adherence were collected. Self-reported 7-day point prevalence smoking was collected at 3 and 6 month follow-up and biochemically verified with expired carbon monoxide testing. Overall, the interventions demonstrated high levels of feasibility and acceptability. Days of nicotine patch use were found to be higher in the CT+AE group (mean (M) = 81.3;standard deviation (SD) = 3.32) than the CTSC (M = 68.6;SD = 13.66) and HE (M = 64;SD = 17.70) groups. At 3-month follow-up, approximately 50% of the CT+AE group were smoking abstinent, 25% of the CTSC group, and 44% of the HE group. At 6-month follow-up, 37.5% of the CT+AE group were abstinent, 25% of the CTSC group, and 44.4% of the HE group. This study is the first to target Latino smokers in the US with a culturally-tailored intervention that addresses treatment adherence. Results support the preliminary feasibility and acceptability of the CT+AE intervention. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02596711.


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Fumantes , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/métodos , Adulto , Aconselhamento , Assistência à Saúde Culturalmente Competente , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Educação em Saúde , Hispânico ou Latino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cooperação do Paciente , Projetos Piloto , Dispositivos para o Abandono do Uso de Tabaco
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Ann Behav Med ; 53(3): 211-222, 2019 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29746621

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BACKGROUND: A well-established gender-differentiated association between acculturation and current smoking exists among Latino adults. There are far fewer studies on the potential influence of acculturation on smoking cessation, and extant findings are mixed. PURPOSE: Using a multidimensional measure of acculturation, the current study examined the independent and interactive associations of gender and acculturation with smoking cessation among Mexican American smokers engaged in a quit attempt. METHODS: Using a latent variable modeling approach to repeated measures analysis, the independent and interaction effects of acculturation in two cultural directions (American and Mexican) were examined for their prospective associations with smoking abstinence. Interactions of acculturation domains with gender were also examined. Acculturation was assessed at baseline and abstinence status was assessed at 3 and 26 weeks post-quit. RESULTS: The interaction of American and Mexican cultural identity was significantly associated with smoking abstinence, such that greater American cultural identity was positively associated with abstinence only among those with high Mexican cultural identity. The interaction of English proficiency with gender was significant such that English proficiency was positively associated with abstinence among men but not women. CONCLUSIONS: Findings in the cultural identity domain are consistent with a "benefits of biculturalism" perspective, and may be particularly relevant to the adoption of an American cultural orientation among persons with an already-strong heritage-culture orientation. Findings also replicate a gender-differentiated association between acculturation and cessation. Implications for treatment development and future research are discussed.


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Aculturação , Americanos Mexicanos/psicologia , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/etnologia , Adulto , Feminino , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores Sexuais , Estados Unidos
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Child Dev ; 90(2): 506-523, 2019 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28832973

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This study examined longitudinal effects of adolescent and parent cultural stress on adolescent and parent emotional well-being and health behaviors via trajectories of adolescent and parent family functioning. Recent immigrant Latino adolescents (Mage  = 14.51) and parents (Mage  = 41.09; N = 302) completed measures of these constructs. Latent growth modeling indicated that adolescent and parent family functioning remained stable over time. Early levels of family functioning predicted adolescent and parent outcomes. Baseline adolescent cultural stress predicted lower positive adolescent and parent family functioning. Latent class growth analyses produced a two-class solution for family functioning. Adolescents and parents in the low family functioning class reported low family functioning over time. Adolescents and parents in the high family functioning class experienced increases in family functioning.


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Comportamento do Adolescente/psicologia , Depressão/psicologia , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Família/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Pais/psicologia , Satisfação Pessoal , Autoimagem , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Esperança , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino
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Int J Public Health ; 64(1): 125-134, 2019 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30413840

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OBJECTIVES: To examine whether tobacco initiation via e-cigarettes increases the likelihood of subsequent tobacco use among a large representative sample of US adolescents. METHODS: This study is a retrospective longitudinal analysis from a representative sample of US middle and high school students (n = 39,718) who completed the 2014 and 2015 National Youth Tobacco Survey. The adjusted odds ratios of lifetime and current use of tobacco use were estimated by logistic regression analysis while controlling for important socio-ecological factors associated with tobacco use. RESULTS: E-cigarette initiators were more likely to report current use of cigarettes (AOR 2.7; 1.9-4.0, p < 0.001), cigars (AOR 1.7; 1.2-2.4, p < 0.01), or smokeless tobacco (AOR 3.1; 2.2-5.4, p < 0.001), and lifetime use of the same products as well. Also, lifetime and current use of e-cigarettes significantly increased the likelihood of cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco use. CONCLUSIONS: Initiation of tobacco via e-cigarette, lifetime, and current use of e-cigarettes are associated with higher odds of lifetime and current use of cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco. Collectively this suggests e-cigarettes may lead to an increased use of tobacco among adolescents.


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Sistemas Eletrônicos de Liberação de Nicotina/estatística & dados numéricos , Fumar Tabaco/epidemiologia , Tabaco sem Fumaça/estatística & dados numéricos , Vaping/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Razão de Chances , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
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J Ethn Subst Abuse ; 17(3): 303-323, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27436513

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Few studies have examined the socio-cultural determinants of alcohol and drug misuse trajectories among adult Latinas. To assess the associations between socio-cultural determinants and alcohol and drug misuse, we used a longitudinal design to follow a sample of adult Latina mother-daughter-dyads (N = 267) for ten years, and collected four waves of data. They were adult Latinas of Caribbean, South and Central American descent. Specifically, this study investigated the effects of the following factors: (1) Individual Determinants (e.g., socioeconomic conditions, mental health, and medical status); (2) Cultural Determinants (e.g., acculturation to US culture); (3) Interpersonal Determinants (e.g., interpersonal support, relationship stress, mother-daughter attachment, intimate partner violence); (4) Community Determinants (e.g., neighborhood related stress); and (5) Institutional Determinants (e.g., religious involvement, involvement with the criminal justice system). Using hierarchical modeling, we found that taking prescribed medication on a regular basis for a physical problem, religious involvement, and mother-daughter attachment were negatively associated with drug misuse, while involvement in criminal activity was positively associated with drug misuse. Regarding alcohol misuse, results showed that age at arrival in the United States, number of years in the United States, and religious involvement were negatively associated with alcohol misuse, while involvement in criminal activity was positively associated with alcohol misuse. Based on our findings, explicit implications are provided for culturally relevant interventions.


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Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Relações Mãe-Filho/etnologia , Religião e Psicologia , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/etnologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Alcoolismo/etnologia , Região do Caribe/etnologia , América Central/etnologia , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , América do Sul/etnologia , Estados Unidos/etnologia , Adulto Jovem
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Mentor Tutoring ; 25(2): 151-165, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28804254

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Hispanics are disproportionately affected by substance use and related health harms yet remain underrepresented across scientific disciplines focused on researching and addressing these issues. An interdisciplinary network of scientists committed to fostering the development of social and biomedical researchers focused on Hispanic substance use and health disparities developed innovative mentoring and career development activities. We conducted a formative evaluation study using anonymous membership and conference feedback data to describe specific mentoring and career development activities developed within the national network. Successful mentoring initiatives and career development activities were infused with cultural and community values supportive of professional integration and persistence. Mentoring initially occurred within an annual national conference and was then sustained throughout the year through formal training programs and informal mentoring networks. Although rigorous evaluation is needed to determine the success of these strategies in fostering long-term career development among scientists conducting Hispanic health and substance use research, this innovative model may hold promise for other groups committed to promoting career development and professional integration and persistence for minority (and non-minority) scientists committed to addressing health disparities.

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Fam Process ; 56(4): 981-996, 2017 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27774629

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U.S. Latino parents can face cultural stressors in the form of acculturative stress, perceived discrimination, and a negative context of reception. It stands to reason that these cultural stressors may negatively impact Latino youth's emotional well-being and health risk behaviors by increasing parents' depressive symptoms and compromising the overall functioning of the family. To test this possibility, we analyzed data from a six-wave longitudinal study with 302 recently immigrated (<5 years in the United States) Latino parents (74% mothers, Mage  = 41.09 years) and their adolescent children (47% female, Mage  = 14.51 years). Results of a cross-lagged analysis indicated that parent cultural stress predicted greater parent depressive symptoms (and not vice versa). Both parent cultural stress and depressive symptoms, in turn, predicted lower parent-reported family functioning, which mediated the links from parent cultural stress and depressive symptoms to youth alcohol and cigarette use. Parent cultural stress also predicted lower youth-reported family functioning, which mediated the link from parent cultural stress to youth self-esteem. Finally, mediation analyses indicated that parent cultural stress predicted youth alcohol use by a way of parent depressive symptoms and parent-reported family functioning. Our findings point to parent depressive symptoms and family functioning as key mediators in the links from parent cultural stress to youth emotional well-being and health risk behaviors. We discuss implications for research and preventive interventions.


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Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Relações Familiares/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Mães/psicologia , Poder Familiar/etnologia , Aculturação , Adolescente , Comportamento do Adolescente/etnologia , Comportamento do Adolescente/psicologia , Adulto , Depressão/etnologia , Depressão/psicologia , Emoções , Feminino , Comportamentos de Risco à Saúde , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Poder Familiar/psicologia , Autoimagem , Estresse Psicológico/etnologia , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia , Estados Unidos
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27801856

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Latinos are disproportionately impacted by drinking and driving arrests and alcohol-related fatal crashes. Why, and how, these disparities occur remains unclear. The neighborhood environments that recent Latino immigrants encounter in their host communities can potentially influence health behaviors over time, including the propensity to engage in drinking and driving. This cross-sectional study utilizes a sample of 467 documented and undocumented adult recent Latino immigrants in the United States to answer the following research questions: (a) How do neighborhood-level factors, combined with social support, impact drinking and driving risk behaviors?; and (b) Does acculturative stress moderate the effects of those associations? Results indicate neighborhood-level factors (informal social control and social capital) have protective effects against drinking and driving risk behaviors via the mediating mechanism of social support. Acculturative stress moderated associations between neighborhood informal social control and social support, whereby the protective effects of informal social control on social support were not present for those immigrants with higher levels of acculturative stress. Our findings contribute to the limited knowledge of drinking and driving among Latino immigrants early in the immigration process and suggest that, in the process of developing prevention programs tailored to Latino immigrants, greater attention must be paid to neighborhood-level factors.


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Aculturação , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/psicologia , Dirigir sob a Influência/estatística & dados numéricos , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Características de Residência , Apoio Social , Estresse Psicológico/epidemiologia , Adulto , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/etnologia , Estudos Transversais , Dirigir sob a Influência/etnologia , Dirigir sob a Influência/prevenção & controle , Dirigir sob a Influência/psicologia , Feminino , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde/etnologia , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Assunção de Riscos , Autoimagem , Estresse Psicológico/etnologia , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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J Fam Psychol ; 30(2): 254-265, 2016 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26301514

RESUMO

Drawing from a theory of bicultural family functioning 2 models were tested to examine the longitudinal effects of acculturation-related variables on adolescent health risk behaviors and depressive symptoms (HRB/DS) mediated by caregiver and adolescent reports of family functioning. One model examined the effects of caregiver-adolescent acculturation discrepancies in relation to family functioning and HRB/DS. A second model examined the individual effects of caregiver and adolescent acculturation components in relation to family functioning and HRB/DS. A sample of 302 recently immigrated Hispanic caregiver-child dyads completed measures of Hispanic and U.S. cultural practices, values, and identities at baseline (predictors); measures of family cohesion, family communications, and family involvement 6 months postbaseline (mediators); and only adolescents completed measures of smoking, binge drinking, inconsistent condom use, and depressive symptoms 1 year postbaseline (outcomes). Measures of family cohesion, family communications, and family involvement were used to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis to estimate the fit of a latent construct for family functioning. Key findings indicate that (a) adolescent acculturation components drove the effect of caregiver-adolescent acculturation discrepancies in relation to family functioning; (b) higher levels of adolescent family functioning were associated with less HRB/DS, whereas higher levels of caregiver family functioning were associated with more adolescent HRB/DS; (c) and only adolescent reports of family functioning mediated the effects of acculturation components and caregiver-adolescent acculturation discrepancies on HRB/DS.


Assuntos
Depressão/etnologia , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde/etnologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Assunção de Riscos , Aculturação , Adolescente , Consumo Excessivo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/etnologia , Comunicação , Relações Familiares/etnologia , Feminino , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Modelos Psicológicos , Fumar/etnologia , Estados Unidos , Sexo sem Proteção/etnologia
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