Employing a multi-ethnic sample of 3 400 Toronto high school students this paper explores the relationship between ethnic identity and tobacco use. ... Adolescents of European decent are considerably more likely than other youth to smoke, ... "Ethno-Specific Patterns of Adolescent Smoking: The Mediating Effects of Acculturation,
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The AHIMSA Acculturation Scale:: A New Measure of Acculturation for Adolescents in a Multicultural Society; The Journal of Early Adolescence, August 1, 2002; 22(3): 225 - 251. [Abstract] [PDF];
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The relationships among client-therapist ethnic match, client age group, client acculturation, ... J. C. Baer, J. D. Prince, and J. Velez; Fusion or Familialism: A Construct Problem in Studies of Mexican American Adolescents; Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, August 1, 2004; 26(3): 263 - 273. [Abstract] [PDF];
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Acculturation and acculturative stress effects on licit and illicit drug use by adolescents are the focus of this chapter. ... A central premise of the present study is that understanding of the effects of acculturation stress on adolescent drug use can be improved through stress process theory and analytical strategies.
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Unbound MEDLINE | Effects of acculturation and psychosocial factors in Latino adolescents' TB-related behaviors. Journal article. Search by keyword, journal, author or by EBM filters diagnosis, treatment, prognosis or etiology. ... Effects of acculturation and psychosocial factors in Latino adolescents' TB-related behaviors.
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This study investigated the effects of acculturation on the psychological well-being of immigrant adolescents. ... Life satisfaction among European American, African American, Chinese American, Mexican American, and Dominican American adolescents; International Journal of Behavioral Development, September 1, 2004; 28(5):
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This paper will present findings on the relationship of acculturation, behavioral problems and service use among culturally diverse youth sampled from service system users in a large metropolitan county in California.
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Although our results confirm that care-givers’ level of acculturation provides a protective effect on children’s asthma burden, our study also extends previous work on the health effects of acculturation.
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Caregivers’ level of acculturation was associated with children’s diagnosed asthma (P = .025) and total asthma (P = .078) in bivariate analyses. In multivariate models, protective effects of caregivers’ level of acculturation were mediated by the other covariates.
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This study provides new information about how acculturation and perceived social norms affect adolescents smoking among four Asian-American subgroups. Results showed differences in smoking prevalence rates across subgroups, with Koreans having the highest rates of smoking, while Chinese have the lowest rates.
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