Coatsworth J Douglas, Pantin Hilda, Szapocznik Jose
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2002 Jun;5(2):113-32. doi: 10.1023/a:1015420503275.
This paper describes the theoretical and empirical foundations of Familias Unidas, a multilevel, family-centered intervention designed to prevent problem behavior in Hispanic adolescents. The main theoretical tenets for the intervention model; an ecological-developmental perspective, the centrality of ethnic and cultural themes, application of empowerment principles, and a family focus are reviewed. The literature on the risk and protective factors that provided the justification for the intervention's targeted mediators and the core clinical applications that are intended to alter them are discussed. Familias Unidas engages Hispanic immigrant parents into an empowerment process in which they first build a strong parent-support network and then use the network to increase knowledge of culturally relevant parenting, strengthen parenting skills, and then apply these new skills in a series of activities designed to reduce risks frequently found in poor, urban environments. The available evidence supporting the efficacy of Familias Unidas is summarized, as are future goals and a current, second-generation application of the intervention.
本文描述了“联合家庭”（Familias Unidas）的理论和实证基础，这是一种多层次、以家庭为中心的干预措施，旨在预防西班牙裔青少年的问题行为。文中回顾了该干预模型的主要理论原则，包括生态发展视角、种族和文化主题的核心地位、赋权原则的应用以及对家庭的关注。讨论了有关风险和保护因素的文献，这些因素为干预措施的目标中介因素提供了依据，还讨论了旨在改变这些因素的核心临床应用。“联合家庭”让西班牙裔移民父母参与到一个赋权过程中，在这个过程中，他们首先建立一个强大的家长支持网络，然后利用这个网络增加对与文化相关育儿方式的了解，增强育儿技能，并在一系列旨在降低贫困城市环境中常见风险的活动中应用这些新技能。总结了支持“联合家庭”有效性的现有证据，以及该干预措施未来的目标和当前的第二代应用情况。
