Jennifer B. Unger|Anamara Ritt?Olson|Daniel W. Soto|Lourdes Báezconde?Garbanati
Parent–Child Acculturation Discrepancies as a Risk Factor for Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California
University of Southern California|University of Southern California|University of Southern California|University of Southern California
theories acculturation predict discrepancies cultural orientation adolescents parents increase adolescents risk behavior problems substance use study evaluated hypothesis sample 1772 hispanic 9th grade students southern california parentchild discrepancy us orientation defined difference childs us orientation childs perception parents us orientation risk factor pastmonth smoking lifetime pastmonth alcohol use lifetime pastmonth marijuana use parentchild discrepancy hispanic orientation defined difference childs hispanic orientation childs perception parents hispanic orientation risk factor lifetime pastmonth alcohol marijuana use adolescents hispanic orientation protective lifetime pastmonth smoking marijuana use alcohol use analysis mediation us acculturation discrepancy associated lower levels family cohesion turn associated higher levels substance use results suggest familybased interventions acculturating bicultural hispanic families may useful decreasing likelihood substance use among hispanic adolescents