Family Factors: Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Considerations

Kia‐Keating, Maryam; Capous, Diana; Juang, Linda P.; Bacio, Guadalupe A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24693-2_3

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“…Once first-generation youth begin drinking, they seem to drink at the same rate as second generation teens, but first- and second-generation youth report less problematic drinking than their third-and-later generation counterparts ( 23 ). These findings are consistent with the immigrant paradox [e.g., ( 25 – 27 )], the pattern wherein first-generation immigrants seem to have more positive health outcomes than later generations despite the fact that immigrants experience multiple stressors before, during, and after immigrating to the U.S. ( 28 ).…”

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Facilitating Change in Drinking Cognitions and Behaviors Among Three Immigrant Generations of Latinx Youth Through a School-Based Intervention: Findings From a Multi-Site Clinical Trial

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Latinx youth experience disparities in the availability of and participation in evidence-based interventions to reduce hazardous alcohol use. The aim of this secondary data analysis was to examine whether Project Options, a brief, evidence-based alcohol use intervention was beneficial for Latinx participants. A total of 331 first-, second-, and third-generation immigrant Latina and Latino youth who participated in a multi-site, hybrid effectiveness/efficacy clinical trial of the intervention were selected for analyses. Mixed-effects growth models tested changes in drinking cognitions (i.e., perception of peer drinking, intention to drink next month, alcohol use and cessation expectancies) and behaviors (i.e., number of past-month drinking days, average number of drinks per occasion, and maximum number of drinks per occasion) across three time points (i.e., baseline, 4-weeks, and 12-weeks). Consistent with prior Project Options studies, participants with more drinking experience reported greater decreases in perception of peer drinking, intentions to drink next month, and all drinking behaviors than those with less experience. While no changes were observed in expectancies, first-generation participants endorsed lower positive use expectancies than second- and third-generation youth as well as more favorable cessation expectancies than third-generation teens. In concert with prior studies demonstrating the intervention's success in recruitment and retention of Latinx participants, results suggest that Project Options might be a promising school-based intervention for Latinx youth. This intervention has the potential to reach adolescents who might otherwise not participate in traditional programming and help decrease disparities in availability of evidence-based practices for Latinx youth.

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Facilitating Change in Drinking Cognitions and Behaviors Among Three Immigrant Generations of Latinx Youth Through a School-Based Intervention: Findings From a Multi-Site Clinical Trial

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“…Previous research has found that university students in immigrant families place particular importance on family interdependence (e.g., family obligation), and researchers have suggested that young adults' knowledge of their parents' sacrifices and investments may drive these values (Tseng, ). Family is often an important source of social support for individuals in immigrant families, particularly when the immigrant families are from collectivistic cultures (Kia‐Keating, Capous, Juang, & Bacio, ). Thus, given the particular importance of family cohesion to young adults in immigrant families, it was not surprising that individuals' inability to manage stress (labeled perceived stress) exacerbated the negative effects of family disengagement in particular.…”

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Life Quality of University Students From Immigrant Families in the United States

Bakhtiari

Benner

Plunkett

2018

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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The numbers of university students from immigrant families have been increasing in the United States, yet little research exists on factors influencing their life quality. Self‐report data were collected from 2,210 students from one university in California. Direct effects of four contextual stressors (i.e., ethnic discrimination, parent–child cultural conflict, family disengagement, and family financial stress) were examined in relation to life quality. Also, the potential moderating and mediating role of perceived stress was examined, as well as the potential moderating role of students' generational status. The results provided strong support for mediation, showing contextual stressors influenced students' life quality through their perceived stress. Some evidence was found for moderation, showing the complex role of perceived stress. Generational status did not play a moderating role.

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“…Health and mental health disparities pose a critical public health crisis, particularly as displacement and mass migration have reached unprecedented levels globally and disproportionately impact youth (Kia‐Keating et al., 2018; Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development [OECD], 2019). Youth and their families may endure the added cumulative effect of adversities experienced during migration (e.g., sociopolitical stressors, uncertain journeys, issues with the asylum‐seeking or documentation processes) as well as after settling in their host countries (e.g., economic hardship, ECV; Batalova et al., 2021; Gudiño et al., 2012; Kia‐Keating et al., 2016).…”

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A systematic review of socioecological factors, community violence exposure, and disparities for Latinx youth

Santacrose

Kia‐Keating

Lucio

2021

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Community violence exposure poses a public health risk exacerbated by immigration‐related stressors and environmental factors, including systemic racism and interpersonal discrimination, socioeconomic disparities, and anti‐immigrant laws and policies, that disproportionately impact Latinx‐immigrant and systematically minoritized youth. Using the ecological–transactional model of community violence as a conceptual framework, this systematic review was conducted to examine research on exposure to community violence, risk and protective factors, and associated health and mental health sequelae among Latinx youth. The initial search generated 2,152 articles, 291 of which were reviewed for detailed evaluation; ultimately, 59 articles were included. Mexican‐origin youth and adolescent samples were the most represented in research studies. Across several studies, Latinx youth reported high rates of violence exposure and poor health or mental health outcomes. The findings revealed important gaps in socioecological factors, with a dearth of evidence establishing macrosystem factors or culturally salient and immigrant‐related factors. Notable risk and protective factors at various ecological levels were identified and discussed as key opportunities for future research and points of intervention or prevention efforts for Latinx‐immigrant and systematically minoritized youth.

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Family Factors: Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Considerations

Cited by 8 publications

References 108 publications

Facilitating Change in Drinking Cognitions and Behaviors Among Three Immigrant Generations of Latinx Youth Through a School-Based Intervention: Findings From a Multi-Site Clinical Trial

Facilitating Change in Drinking Cognitions and Behaviors Among Three Immigrant Generations of Latinx Youth Through a School-Based Intervention: Findings From a Multi-Site Clinical Trial

Life Quality of University Students From Immigrant Families in the United States

A systematic review of socioecological factors, community violence exposure, and disparities for Latinx youth

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