Samaniego R Y, Gonzales N A
Program for Prevention Research, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1104, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 1999 Apr;27(2):189-210. doi: 10.1023/A:1022883601126.
Research has shown that more acculturated Latino adolescents are at increased risk for delinquent behavior relative to their less acculturated counterparts. The present study examined the mediating effects of seven variables hypothesized to account for the empirical link between acculturation status and delinquent activity for a sample of Mexican American adolescents. Mediational analyses provided support for four of the putative mediators which included family conflict, maternal monitoring, inconsistent discipline, and negative peer hassles. Examined together, these variables totally mediated the effect of acculturation status on delinquent behavior. In addition, family conflict and maternal monitoring uniquely accounted for a significant proportion of the mediated variance above that explained by the other variables in the model. Adolescent's cultural identity, perceived discrimination, and maternal acceptance were not supported as mediators.
研究表明，与文化适应程度较低的拉丁裔青少年相比，文化适应程度较高的拉丁裔青少年出现犯罪行为的风险更高。本研究考察了七个变量的中介作用，这些变量被假定用于解释墨西哥裔美国青少年样本中文化适应状态与犯罪活动之间的实证联系。中介分析为四个假定的中介变量提供了支持，其中包括家庭冲突、母亲的监督、不一致的管教以及负面的同伴冲突。综合来看，这些变量完全中介了文化适应状态对犯罪行为的影响。此外，家庭冲突和母亲的监督独特地解释了模型中由其他变量解释的中介方差之外的很大一部分。青少年的文化认同、感知到的歧视和母亲的接纳未被支持作为中介变量。
