Exploring changes among parental acculturation, immigration-related stress, parental depression, and parental alliance : a longitudinal study with a sample of Latino/a immigrant parents
"Foreign born Latino/a immigrants currently make up 12.9% of the total US population. Despite this considerable representation of the total US population, Latino/a immigrants continue to be exposed to widespread health and mental health care disparities. Scholarship focused on the needs of Latino/a immigrants continues to be characterized by multiple gaps. For example, new conceptualizations of acculturation according to multidimensional frameworks need to be validated in various Latino/a immigrant subpopulations. Further, Latino/a immigrants and their families, particularly those with low family annual incomes, are exposed to multiple types of immigration-related stress. However, little is known about how immigration-related stress impacts couples. The major objective of this investigation was to examine the interrelationship among acculturation, immigration-related stress, depression, and parental alliance as reported by a group of Latino/a immigrant parents who participated in a cultural adaptation parenting study. Data were provided by 78 two-parent families. The statistical approach consisted of latent growth curve analyses to examine rates of change over time. Findings indicated a potential protective role of biculturalism among Latino/a immigrant couples, as well as the need to refine statistical models for future research with this population. Research, clinical, and policy implications are discussed."--Page ii.
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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Theses
- Thesis Advisors
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Parra-Cardona, Jose Ruben
Bowles, Ryan
- Committee Members
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Klein, Sacha
Wampler, Richard S.
- Date Published
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2016
- Subjects
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Latin Americans--Mental health
Latin Americans--Cultural assimilation
Immigrants--Mental health
Hispanic American parents
Mental health
United States
- Program of Study
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Human Development and Family Studies - Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- ix, 112 pages
- ISBN
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9781369427592
136942759X
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- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/8qcq-e645