TY - JOUR
T1 - Family mediators of acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior among latino youth
AU - Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent
AU - Bouris, Alida
AU - Jaccard, James
AU - Lesesne, Catherine A.
AU - Gonzalez, Bernardo
AU - Kalogerogiannis, Kosta
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was conducted as part of the Entre Familias Study and was supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreement #1 U01 DP000175. The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the CDC.
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - The present study develops and evaluates a theoretical framework of mediators of the relationship between acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior. Four hundred Latino mother-adolescent dyads from the Bronx, New York were interviewed. The study explored the relationship between intentions to have sexual intercourse and explanatory variables such as adolescent romantic relationship status and partner preferences, maternal approval of dating, adolescent perceptions of maternal approval of dating, and maternal and adolescent levels of familismo and acculturation. Findings revealed complex dynamics between acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior. Protective and risk-inducing associations were observed, with important gender differences operating for boys and girls. Implications for the development of applied prevention programs are discussed.
AB - The present study develops and evaluates a theoretical framework of mediators of the relationship between acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior. Four hundred Latino mother-adolescent dyads from the Bronx, New York were interviewed. The study explored the relationship between intentions to have sexual intercourse and explanatory variables such as adolescent romantic relationship status and partner preferences, maternal approval of dating, adolescent perceptions of maternal approval of dating, and maternal and adolescent levels of familismo and acculturation. Findings revealed complex dynamics between acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior. Protective and risk-inducing associations were observed, with important gender differences operating for boys and girls. Implications for the development of applied prevention programs are discussed.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Adolescent sexual behavior
KW - Familismo
KW - Latino youth
KW - Parent-child relationships
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U2 - 10.1007/s10935-009-0180-1
DO - 10.1007/s10935-009-0180-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 19408122
AN - SCOPUS:67650757737
SN - 0278-095X
VL - 30
SP - 395
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Primary Prevention
JF - Journal of Primary Prevention
IS - 3-4
ER -