Huerta Christina, Randell Kimberly A, Unger Jennifer, Rothenberger Scott, Chaves-Gnecco Diego, Barral Romina, Shaw Daniel, Culyba Alison J, Miller Elizabeth, Ragavan Maya I
University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2025 Jun;40(11-12):2809-2833. doi: 10.1177/08862605241280087. Epub 2024 Oct 7.
Adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) is prevalent among adolescents, including those who identify as Latine. However, there is limited research that has considered the cultural and structural mechanisms that may impact ARA experiences among Latine youth. Further, although parents play a crucial role in ARA prevention, few studies have investigated how adolescent-parent differences in acculturation and discrimination are associated with ARA. The objective of this exploratory study of Latine families was to examine how acculturation, discrimination, and adolescent-parent acculturation/discrimination differences relate to ARA victimization and perpetration. Parent-adolescent dyads recruited from clinic and community-based settings in Pittsburgh and Kansas City completed matched surveys. Parent-adolescent acculturation and discrimination differences were calculated using multilevel linear models. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine associations among ARA victimization and perpetration and adolescent-reported acculturation, adolescent-reported discrimination, and adolescent-parent acculturation and discrimination differences. One hundred eighty-two adolescents and their parent/caregiver ( = 364) completed a matched survey in English or Spanish from March 2020 to March 2021. Forty-three percent of adolescents reported that they had started dating; of these 35% and 24% reported ARA victimization and perpetration, respectively. Higher levels of adolescent-reported acculturation conflict were associated with lower ARA victimization (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.24; 95% confidence interval, CI [0.08, 0.75]); conversely, higher adolescent-reported discrimination was associated with ARA victimization (aOR: 2.50 [1.30, 4.60]) and perpetration (aOR: 2.10 [1.10, 3.90]). Wider adolescent-parent acculturation differences in Spanish language (aOR: 3.40 [1.04, 11.30]) and interpersonal discrimination (aOR: 2.40 [1.10, 5.20]) were associated with increased ARA victimization. Results underscore the importance of discrimination in understanding ARA experiences among Latine youth. Future work should consider developing culturally and linguistically affirming ARA prevention programs for Latine adolescents and parents.
青少年关系虐待（ARA）在青少年中很普遍，包括那些自认为是拉丁裔的青少年。然而，考虑到可能影响拉丁裔青少年ARA经历的文化和结构机制的研究有限。此外，尽管父母在预防ARA方面起着关键作用，但很少有研究调查青少年与父母在文化适应和歧视方面的差异如何与ARA相关。这项对拉丁裔家庭的探索性研究的目的是检验文化适应、歧视以及青少年与父母在文化适应/歧视方面的差异如何与ARA受害和施害情况相关。从匹兹堡和堪萨斯城的诊所及社区环境中招募的亲子二元组完成了匹配的调查。使用多层线性模型计算亲子文化适应和歧视差异。多变量逻辑回归用于检验ARA受害和施害情况与青少年报告的文化适应、青少年报告的歧视以及青少年与父母的文化适应和歧视差异之间的关联。从2020年3月到2021年3月，182名青少年及其父母/照顾者（n = 364）用英语或西班牙语完成了一项匹配的调查。43%的青少年报告说他们已经开始约会；其中分别有35%和24%的人报告了ARA受害和施害情况。青少年报告的文化适应冲突程度较高与较低的ARA受害情况相关（调整后的优势比[aOR]：0.24；95%置信区间，CI[0.08, 0.75]）；相反，青少年报告的歧视程度较高与ARA受害情况（aOR：2.50[1.30, 4.60]）和施害情况（aOR：2.10[1.10, 3.90]）相关。在西班牙语（aOR：3.40[1.04, 11.30]）和人际歧视（aOR：2.40[1.10, 5.20]）方面，青少年与父母的文化适应差异越大，与ARA受害情况增加相关。结果强调了歧视在理解拉丁裔青少年ARA经历中的重要性。未来的工作应考虑为拉丁裔青少年和父母制定具有文化和语言针对性的ARA预防项目。
