Substance use and sexual behavior among recent Hispanic immigrant adolescents: Effects of parent–adolescent differential acculturation and communication

Effects of parent-adolescent acculturation gaps vary across Hispanic groups and receiving contexts, and prevention efforts might encourage Hispanic youth both to retain their culture of origin and to acquire American culture.

Abstract

Effects of parent-adolescent acculturation gaps vary across Hispanic groups and receiving contexts. The especially strong parental control in many Mexican families may account for these differences. However, other important differences between Hispanic subgroups and communities of reception could also account for these differences. Prevention efforts might encourage Hispanic youth both to retain their culture of origin and to acquire American culture.