ERIC Number: EJ777131
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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A Bidimensional Model of Acculturation for Examining Differences in Family Functioning and Behavior Problems in Hispanic Immigrant Adolescents
Sullivan, Summer; Schwartz, Seth J.; Prado, Guillermo; Shi Huang,; Pantin, Hilda; Szapocznik, Jose
Journal of Early Adolescence, v27 n4 p405-430 2007
This study examined the relationships of adolescent acculturation orientations to adolescent and parent reports of family functioning and behavior problems in a sample of 338 Hispanic families. Acculturation orientations are derived from the model proposed by Berry. Results indicate that integrated adolescents, who both maintain heritage culture practices and adopt receiving culture practices, reported the highest levels of parental involvement, positive parenting, and family support and that assimilated adolescents, who adopt receiving-culture practices and do not retain heritage culture practices, reported the greatest levels of aggressive behavior. Implications for intervention, as well as benefits of using a bidimensional model to evaluate the relationships of acculturation to individual and family functioning, are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Family Environment, Family Relationship, Cultural Influences, Parent Participation, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Aggression, Evaluation Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD.
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