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Exploring Culturally Based Intrafamilial Stressors among Latino Adolescents
Author(s) -
Cordova David,
Ciofu Amanda,
Cervantes Richard
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/fare.12095
Subject(s) - acculturation , stressor , mental health , psychology , psychological intervention , focus group , clinical psychology , population , developmental psychology , grounded theory , qualitative research , medicine , ethnic group , psychiatry , environmental health , marketing , business , social science , sociology , anthropology
Despite the profound impact that intrafamilial stressors, including parent–adolescent acculturation discrepancies, may have on Latino adolescent behavioral and mental health outcomes, this line of research remains underdeveloped. The purpose of this study is to obtain rich descriptions from Latino adolescents of the most salient intrafamilial stressors. The authors employ focus group methodology with a grounded theory approach. A total of 25 focus groups were conducted with 170 Latino adolescents in the Northeast and Southwest United States. Findings indicate that Latino adolescents experience significant stressors related to parent–adolescent acculturation discrepancies. From this qualitative study the authors derive a series of testable hypotheses aimed at fully understanding the role of parent–adolescent acculturation discrepancies on Latino adolescent behavioral and mental health and informing the development of culturally responsive preventive interventions for this population.