The Relationship between Familism and Child Maltreatment in Latino and Anglo Families

Coohey, Carol

doi:10.1177/1077559501006002005

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“…7,8,12,13 The findings of the current study indicate that children who prefer speaking both English and Spanish have higher levels of familism compared with children who prefer speaking Spanish. Children who are comfortable speaking both languages may be better able to communicate within multigenerational and multilingual families, which may benefit family functioning and family health.…”

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“…[2][3][4][5][6] Higher levels of familism are associated with positive health outcomes such as lower youth substance use, later initiation of immigrant youth drug use, lower juvenile delinquency rates, lower rates of child abuse, and higher use rates of mammographic services. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] As a result, health researchers have become interested in how the maintenance of culture of origin values influences the ways in which people adapt to new cultures. [14][15][16][17][18] It is known, for example, that family conflict may increase when family members shed cultural values and adopt new values at different rates.…”

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Associations Among Familism, Language Preference, and Education in Mexican-American Mothers and Their Children

Romero

Robinson

Haydel

et al. 2004

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Latino families who express a higher degree of familism are characterized by positive interpersonal familial relationships, high family unity, social support, interdependence in the completion of daily activities, and close proximity with extended family members. Retention of cultural values, such as familism, may be linked to positive health outcomes; however, little is known about how families retain culture of origin values in the face of acculturation pressures. The current study explores acculturation influences as indexed by language preference and household education on maternal and child familism. Mothers and children of Mexican descent (fourth grade students) (n = 219) completed measures of demographics, household education, language preference, and familism. Three hypotheses were examined. First, we predicted that lower household education would be correlated with higher familism scores. However, contrary to our prediction, a higher familism score was significantly associated with a higher level of household education (p < .05). Second, we predicted that higher child familism would be associated with the preference for speaking Spanish. Children who preferred to use both English and Spanish (p < .01) or English alone (p < .05) had higher familism scores than those who preferred Spanish. Third, we predicted that lower child familism scores would be associated with greater differences in mother and child language preferences. There were no significant differences in child familism based on differences between parent and child language. Protective influences of cultural maintenance deserve further attention in longitudinal studies and in relation to the physical and mental health of youth. J Dev Behav Pediatr 025: 34 -40, 2004. Index terms: Familism, language preference, Mexican-American.It is helpful for clinicians who work with families from different cultures to be aware of normative beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices that are commonly identified in a particular group. But it is also crucially important to recognize that there is often as much variation in beliefs and practices within groups as among different groups. Knowledge of such variability guards against stereotyping. This article describes differences in expression of a common traditional cultural value ( familism) within a group of Mexican-American families based on the level of acculturation and other sociodemographic factors. Results show that the relationships among these variables are complex and require further study. -Editor Familism is a construct that reflects the collectivistic nature of Latino culture, in other words, the orientation toward the welfare of the group. 1 Latino families who express a higher degree of familism are characterized by positive interpersonal familial relationships, high family unity, social support, interdependence in the completion of daily activities, and close proximity with extended family members. [2][3][4][5][6]

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Associations Among Familism, Language Preference, and Education in Mexican-American Mothers and Their Children

Romero

Robinson

Haydel

et al. 2004

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

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“…Familism is the cultural value that weighs on the interdependence among nuclear and extended family members for support, emotional connectedness, familial honor, loyalty, and solidarity, i.e., the notion of belonging to a family (Magana, 1999). It includes the attitudes, behaviors, and family structures operating within an extended family system and is believed to be one of the most important factors influencing the health practices of Latinos in the United States (Coohey, 2001;Gil, Wagner, & Vega, 2000;Ramirez et al, 2004;Unger et al, 2002;Vega, 1995).…”

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Familism and Sexual Regulation Among Bisexual Latino Men

Muñoz‐Laboy

2008

Arch Sex Behav

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As the AIDS epidemic continues to disproportionately affect the Latino and African American communities in the United States, little is still known about bisexual behavior and sexual risk of Latino and African American men. This article explores the construct of familism (i.e., the cultural value that weighs on the interdependence among nuclear and extended family members for support, emotional connectedness, familial honor, loyalty, and solidarity) as an analytical point of departure from which to conceptualize sexual risk for bisexual Latino men. Data collection methods involved detailed sexual histories of 18 bisexually-active Latino men in the metropolitan New York City area. The results of this study indicate that familism, as defined by familial support, emotional interconnectedness, and familial honor, shapes the sexual decisions of bisexual teenage and adult Latino men.

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“…Family cohesion is of central importance in the Hispanic culture (Leidy, Guerra, & Toro, 2012). The term familism refers to close-knit attitudes, behavior, and family structures within an extended family system and is particularly salient for Hispanic families (Coohey, 2001). Familism was a protective factor that buffered against aggression (Smokowski & Bacallao, 2006).…”

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Multi‐level risk factors and developmental assets associated with aggressive behavior in disadvantaged adolescents

Smokowski

Guo²,

Cotter

et al. 2015

Aggressive Behavior

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The current study examined multilevel risk factors and developmental assets on longitudinal trajectories of aggressive behavior in a diverse sample of rural adolescents. Using ecological and social capital theories, we explored the impact of positive and negative proximal processes, social capital, and contextual characteristics (i.e., school and neighborhood) on adolescent aggression. Data came from the Rural Adaptation Project, which is a 5-year longitudinal panel study of more than 4,000 middle and high school students from 40 public schools in two rural, low income counties in North Carolina. A three-level HLM model (N = 4,056 at Wave 1, 4,251 at Wave 2, and 4,256 at Wave 3) was estimated to predict factors affecting the change trajectories of aggression. Results indicated that negative proximal processes in the form of parent-adolescent conflict, friend rejection, peer pressure, delinquent friends, and school hassles were significant predictors of aggression. In addition, social capital in the form of ethnic identity, religious orientation, and school satisfaction served as buffers against aggression. Negative proximal processes were more salient predictors than positive proximal processes. School and neighborhood characteristics had a minimal impact on aggression. Overall, rates of aggression did not change significantly over the 3-year study window. Findings highlight the need to intervene in order to decrease negative interactions in the peer and parent domains.

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The Relationship between Familism and Child Maltreatment in Latino and Anglo Families

Cited by 132 publications

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Associations Among Familism, Language Preference, and Education in Mexican-American Mothers and Their Children

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Multi‐level risk factors and developmental assets associated with aggressive behavior in disadvantaged adolescents

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