Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Center for Family Studies, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Jun;15(3):476-83. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9627-1.
The present study examined the relationship between Berry's acculturation typology and HIV risk behaviors and whether family functioning mediated any such effects. A total of 235 high risk Hispanic adolescents were categorized into one of Berry's four acculturation typologies through the use of cut-off scores on measures of Hispanicism and Americanism. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the effects of acculturation typology on HIV risk behaviors and the indirect effects of acculturation typology on HIV risk behaviors through family functioning. Acculturation typology was related to HIV risk behaviors. Family functioning partially mediated the effects of acculturation typology on the HIV risk behavior outcomes. These findings suggest that both Americanism and Hispanicism play an important role in the etiology of HIV risk behaviors among Hispanic youth and that both, along with family functioning, are important to consider when designing preventive interventions for this population.
本研究考察了贝里的文化适应类型与 HIV 风险行为之间的关系，以及家庭功能是否在其中起到了中介作用。通过对西班牙裔和美国主义测量得分的截断分数，总共将 235 名高危西班牙裔青少年分为贝里的四种文化适应类型之一。结构方程模型用于检验文化适应类型对 HIV 风险行为的影响，以及文化适应类型通过家庭功能对 HIV 风险行为的间接影响。文化适应类型与 HIV 风险行为有关。家庭功能部分中介了文化适应类型对 HIV 风险行为结果的影响。这些发现表明，在美国主义和西班牙裔身份在西班牙裔青少年 HIV 风险行为的病因学中都起着重要作用，并且在为这一人群设计预防干预措施时，两者以及家庭功能都需要考虑。
