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Published in: Prevention Science 3/2014

01-06-2014

Domains of Acculturation and Their Effects on Substance Use and Sexual Behavior in Recent Hispanic Immigrant Adolescents

Authors: Seth J. Schwartz, Jennifer B. Unger, Sabrina E. Des Rosiers, Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Byron L. Zamboanga, Shi Huang, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Juan A. Villamar, Daniel W. Soto, Monica Pattarroyo, José Szapocznik

Published in: Prevention Science | Issue 3/2014

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Abstract

This study evaluated the immigrant paradox by ascertaining the effects of multiple components of acculturation on substance use and sexual behavior among recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents primarily from Mexico (35 %) and Cuba (31 %). A sample of 302 adolescents (53 % boys; mean age 14.51 years) from Miami (n = 152) and Los Angeles (n = 150) provided data on Hispanic and US cultural practices, values, and identifications at baseline and provided reports of cigarette use, alcohol use, sexual activity, and unprotected sex approximately 1 year later. Results indicated strong gender differences, with the majority of significant findings emerging for boys. Supporting the immigrant paradox (i.e., that becoming oriented toward US culture is predictive of increased health risks), individualist values predicted greater numbers of oral sex partners and unprotected sex occasions for boys. However, contrary to the immigrant paradox, for boys, both US practices and US identification predicted less heavy drinking, fewer oral and vaginal/anal sex partners, and less unprotected vaginal/anal sex. Ethnic identity (identification with one’s heritage culture) predicted greater numbers of sexual partners but negatively predicted unprotected sex. Results indicate a need for multidimensional, multi-domain models of acculturation and suggest that more work is needed to determine the most effective ways to culturally inform prevention programs.
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Metadata
Title
Domains of Acculturation and Their Effects on Substance Use and Sexual Behavior in Recent Hispanic Immigrant Adolescents
Authors
Seth J. Schwartz
Jennifer B. Unger
Sabrina E. Des Rosiers
Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco
Byron L. Zamboanga
Shi Huang
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
Juan A. Villamar
Daniel W. Soto
Monica Pattarroyo
José Szapocznik
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Prevention Science / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1389-4986
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6695
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-013-0419-1

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