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Parental Familism and Antisocial Behaviors: Development, Gender, and Potential Mechanisms
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Morcillo, Carmen; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Shen, Sa; Blanco, Carlos; Canino, Glorisa; Bird, Hector R. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: To examine the relation between parental familism (strong values of attachment to nuclear and extended family members) and youth antisocial behaviors over time. Method: Puerto Rican children 5 to 13 years of age at baseline residing in the South Bronx in New York (n = 1,138) and in the Standard Metropolitan Area in San Juan and Caguas,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Family Income, Puerto Ricans, Attachment Behavior
Predicting Child Maltreatment among Puerto Rican Children from Migrant and Non-Migrant Families
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Sledjeski, Eve M.; Dierker, Lisa C.; Bird, Hector R.; Canino, Glorisa – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: The objectives of the present study were to (1) describe the prevalence of child maltreatment among migrant and non-migrant Puerto Rican families and (2) identify socio-demographic and cultural (i.e., acculturation pattern, familismo) predictors of maltreatment within these two samples. Method: Representative community samples of…
Descriptors: Poverty, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Incidence
Longitudinal Mental Health Service and Medication Use of ADHD among Puerto Rican Youth in Two Contexts
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Bird, Hector R.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Shen, Sa; Bauermeister, Jose J.; Canino, Glorisa – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
The study discusses the differences in the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among Puerto Rican children and the influence of risk factors on mental health services, medication and psychostimulant use among them in two different contexts. The conclusion states that prevalence was similar regardless of context and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Incidence, Mental Health Programs, Hyperactivity
A Study of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Puerto Rican Youth: I. Background, Design, and Survey Methods
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Bird, Hector R.; Canino, Glorisa J.; Davies, Mark; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Febo, Vivian; Ramirez, Rafael; Hoven, Christina; Wicks, Judith; Musa, George; Loeber, Rolf – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: This is the first of two related articles on a study carried out between 2000 and 2003 designed to assess the prevalence, associated comorbidities, and correlates of disruptive behavior disorders in two populations of Puerto Rican children: one in the Standard Metropolitan Areas of San Juan and Caguas in Puerto Rico, and the other in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, At Risk Persons, Metropolitan Areas
Longitudinal Development of Antisocial Behaviors in Young and Early Adolescent Puerto Rican Children at Two Sites
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Bird, Hector R.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Davies, Mark; Canino, Glorisa; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Shen, Sa; Loeber, Rolf – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: This report provides descriptive longitudinal findings over three waves of a study designed to assess the development of antisocial behaviors in young and early adolescent Puerto Rican children at two sites. Method: Through the use of standard assessment measures, representative samples of Puerto Rican children of both genders 5 to 13…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Metropolitan Areas, Antisocial Behavior