Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Child Dev. 2013 Jul-Aug;84(4):1355-72. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12047. Epub 2013 Jan 17.
This study examined longitudinal acculturation patterns, and their associations with family functioning and adolescent risk behaviors, in Hispanic immigrant families. A sample of 266 Hispanic adolescents (Mage = 13.4) and their primary parents completed measures of acculturation, family functioning, and adolescent conduct problems, substance use, and sexual behavior at five timepoints. Mixture models yielded three trajectory classes apiece for adolescent and parent acculturation. Assimilated adolescents reported the poorest family functioning, but adolescent assimilation negatively predicted adolescent cigarette smoking, sexual activity, and unprotected sex indirectly through family functioning. Follow-up analyses indicated that discrepancies between adolescent and parent family functioning reports predicted these adolescent outcomes. Results are discussed regarding acculturation trajectories, adolescent risk behavior, and the mediating role of family functioning.
本研究考察了西班牙裔移民家庭的纵向文化适应模式及其与家庭功能和青少年风险行为的关系。研究样本包括 266 名西班牙裔青少年（平均年龄为 13.4 岁）及其主要父母，他们在五个时间点完成了文化适应、家庭功能以及青少年行为问题、物质使用和性行为的测量。混合模型为青少年和父母的文化适应各产生了三个轨迹类别。同化青少年报告的家庭功能最差，但青少年同化通过家庭功能间接负向预测青少年吸烟、性行为和无保护性行为。后续分析表明，青少年和父母家庭功能报告之间的差异预测了这些青少年的结果。结果讨论了文化适应轨迹、青少年风险行为以及家庭功能的中介作用。
