School of Nursing.
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2021;91(1):109-119. doi: 10.1037/ort0000482. Epub 2020 Nov 5.
Research addressing the linkages between acculturation and markers of adolescent well-being across multiple ethnic minority groups is limited in scope and breadth, even though children of immigrant origin are the fastest growing population. We examined cross-sectional relationships between acculturation and substance use, socioemotional well-being, and academic achievement. Somali, Latino, and Hmong adolescents in Minnesota provided data as part of the EAT 2010 (Eating and Activity in Teens) cohort study ( = 1,066). Acculturation was based on nativity, language usually spoken at home, and length of residence in the United States. Chi-square, ANOVA, and regression models were used to test for differences in adolescent well-being by acculturation and ethnic group, and interaction terms were added to models to test effect modification by ethnicity. Hmong adolescents had the highest mean acculturation scores (4.4 ± 1.5), whereas Somali adolescents (2.2 ± 1.8) were the least acculturated. Independent of ethnicity, acculturation was positively associated with marijuana (OR: 1.38; CI [1.25, 1.53]) and alcohol use (OR: 1.12; CI [1.02, 1.22]), and was negatively associated with academic achievement, based on grade point average (β = -0.07; CI [-0.12, -0.03]). Interaction effects indicated significant differences by ethnicity only for academic achievement; significant associations between acculturation and academic achievement were evident only for Somali and Latino youth. Prevention programming should include supports for multilingual and multicultural learners and account for cultural assets within immigrant origin families that maintain and nurture protective factors as adolescents acculturate and transition into young adulthood. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
针对多种少数族裔群体中文化适应与青少年健康指标之间联系的研究,其范围和广度都很有限,尽管移民后代是增长最快的人口。我们研究了文化适应与物质使用、社会情感健康和学业成就之间的横断面关系。明尼苏达州的索马里、拉丁裔和苗族青少年是 EAT 2010(青少年饮食和活动)队列研究的一部分(n = 1066)。文化适应基于出生地、家庭中常用的语言以及在美国的居住时间。卡方检验、方差分析和回归模型用于检验文化适应和族裔群体对青少年健康的差异,并且在模型中添加了交互项以检验族裔对效应修饰的影响。苗族青少年的文化适应得分最高(4.4 ± 1.5),而索马里青少年(2.2 ± 1.8)的文化适应程度最低。独立于族裔,文化适应与大麻(OR:1.38;CI [1.25,1.53])和酒精使用(OR:1.12;CI [1.02,1.22])呈正相关,并且与平均绩点(β = -0.07;CI [-0.12,-0.03])呈负相关。交互效应表明,仅在族裔方面存在显著差异;文化适应与学业成绩之间的显著关联仅在索马里和拉丁裔青年中存在。预防计划应包括为多语言和多元文化学习者提供支持,并考虑移民家庭中的文化资产,这些资产在青少年文化适应和向青年期过渡时维持和培养保护因素。(PsycInfo 数据库记录(c)2021 APA,保留所有权利)。