C P Salas-Wright
Biographic Data
| ID | 20524 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C P Salas-Wright |
| GIVEN NAMES | C P |
| FAMILY NAME | Salas-Wright |
| SIGNATURE | SALAS-WRIGHT C P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8817-853X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 38 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 38 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The role of sociocultural context in the mental health of Venezuelan crisis migrants
Hunger Exposure and Post‐Traumatic Stress Among Venezuelan Youth
INTRODUCTION: The Venezuelan pre-migration context has exposed millions of people to extreme hardship, with youth particularly vulnerable to the psychological toll of forced displacement. The present mixed-methods study investigates the relationship between pre-migration hunger and post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms among Venezuelan migrant youth resettled in Colombia and the United States (U.S.). METHODS: Using an explanatory sequential design…
Familial Experiences of Crisis Exposure and Cultural Stress With Depressive Symptoms Among Venezuelan Parent‐Adolescent Dyads in the United States
Studies suggest that Venezuelan migrant families in the United States face both pre‐migration crisis exposures and post‐migration cultural stressors, both of which may influence their depressive symptoms. However, few studies have examined how familial pre‐ and post‐migration stressors additively and interactively predict depressive symptoms among Venezuelan parents and adolescents. We examined whether (a) pre‐ and post‐migration stressors can be…
Validating the Exposure to Racism-Based Police Violence Scales
Navigating Crisis
Hunger and Repression
Venezuela's national collapse has been one of the most remarkable in recent history. Marked by widespread scarcity, deep poverty, and persistent concerns about authoritarian governance, the crisis has prompted the emigration of ~8 million people since 2015—more than 25% of the once‐prosperous nation's population. We examine the roles of pre‐migration hunger, government repression, and their interaction in predicting post‐migration post‐traumatic …
Examining the Role of Cultural and Family Factors in Substance Use Risk Among Indian American Youth
Introduction Although Indian Americans constitute the second-largest immigrant group in the United States, there is a paucity of information about Indian American youth, particularly with respect to substance use risk. We examined the relationship of social factors to permissive substance use beliefs (a proxy for substance use risk since they can lead to adulthood substance use and misuse) and family functioning.Methods The study used structural …
The experience of cultural stress in the school system among Puerto Rican Hurricane María migrant families
Hurricane María prompted a large-scale migration from Puerto Rico to the United States. Among other changes, this entailed a disruption to youths' education and necessitated navigating a new educational system. While prior research indicates that school environments are important influences on migrant adolescents' behavioral health, the specific mechanisms of this influence remain underexplored. Guided by cultural stress theory, we conducted qual…
The Crisis Migration Experience Scale
Crisis migration is an increasingly important construct frequently referenced in the literature on migrant health and by international humanitarian organizations. The number of crisis migrant groups worldwide is increasing, with Ukrainians and Afghans recently added to the list of such groups, along with Venezuelans, Syrians, South Sudanese, Iraqis, and Central Americans. Developing and validating the CMES-16 with Venezuelan crisis migrants opens…
The Last Straw
A construct validation of the perceived Negative Context of Reception Scale with Indian American youth
Results validate NCR as a construct relevant to Indian American youth and associated with negative mental health symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Furthermore, these results underscore the importance of a welcoming and supportive environment for Indian American youths' well-being. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Interplay of premigration crisis exposure and postmigration cultural stress on depressive symptoms among Venezuelan crisis migrants in Colombia
Our research provides new insights into the experiences of Venezuelan migrant youth and adults in Colombia. It provides further support for the importance of drawing from a crisis-informed cultural-stress framework when working with crisis migrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Longitudinal determinants of thriving in Puerto Rican climate crisis migrants on the U.S. mainland
Online xenophobia and mental health among Venezuelan migrant youth in Colombia
026). Interaction effects (Online × In-Person) revealed a pattern in which greater exposure to online xenophobia was associated with greater distress, but only at relatively low levels of in-person discrimination. Findings provide new insights regarding (a) the properties of an increasingly relevant measure of cultural stress, (b) how online xenophobia relates to mental health, and (c) the interplay of online and in-person cultural stressors vis-…
Service Needs, Context of Reception, and Perceived Discrimination of Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States and Colombia
Executive Summary Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country in hopes for a better future outside the political and financial turmoil in their home country. This paper examines the self-reported needs of Venezuelans in the United States and Colombia. Specifically, it looks at perceived discrimination in each country and its effect on the service needs of Venezuelan immigrants. The authors used data from a larger project conducted in October …
The impact of hurricane trauma and cultural stress on posttraumatic stress among hurricane Maria survivors relocated to the U.S. mainland
Findings underscore the importance of providing mental health and other psychosocial supports to hurricane survivors and evacuees beyond the immediate aftermath of the disaster, and the need to consider both premigration trauma and postmigration experiences in terms of the mental health of crisis migrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
After Hurricane Maria
Traumatic experiences from the storm may predispose Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors to perceive cultural stress on the U.S. mainland. In turn, cultural stressors may be associated with internalizing symptoms and alcohol problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Housing Instability and Depression among US Mothers Following a Nonmarital Birth
Mothers who had a nonmarital birth experience multiple risk factors for depression, including housing instability. Yet, important questions remain about the extent of long-term housing instability and its association with future depression among at-risk mothers. Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study data, we examine cumulative housing instability over a 15-year period following nonmarital birth and its association with maternal dep…
The family crisis migration stress framework
Crisis migration refers to displacement of large numbers of individuals and families from their home countries due to wars, dictatorial governments, and other critical hazards (e.g., hurricanes). Although crisis migration can adversely influence direct and indirect effects on the mental health of adults and their children collectively as families, there is a deficiency in theory that addresses family level processes in this crisis migration conte…
Alcohol Use Severity among Hispanic Emerging Adults
Most research on cultural stressors and alcohol has focused on intercultural stressors. Continuing to exclude intracultural stressors (e.g., intragroup marginalization) from alcohol research will yield a biased understanding of the experiences of Hispanics living in a bicultural society. As we amass more studies on intracultural stressors, research will be needed to identify mutable sociocultural factors that may mitigate the association between …
A validation of the Perceived Negative Context of Reception Scale with recently-arrived Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia and the United States
We provide new evidence that the Perceived Negative Context of Reception scale is reliable and valid for use with Venezuelan immigrants in the U.S. and Colombia. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved
Toward a Typology of Transnational Communication among Venezuelan Immigrant Youth
Retaining Women Air Force Officers
Despite efforts to improve women's military representation, mid-career female officers attrit at twice the rate of male peers. Research and theory suggest women's turnover is influenced by family life including marriage and parenthood. But previous research has grouped women together, failing to extrapolate which factors influence retention of women with different family types. Thus, this study explored a single career point (mid-career) at diffe…
Trends and mental health correlates of discrimination among Latin American and Asian immigrants in the United States
The Study and Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among Migrants
Profiles of acculturation among Hispanics in the United States
Cultural stress and psychological symptoms in recent Venezuelan immigrants to the United States and Colombia
An “immigrant paradox” for adolescent externalizing behavior? Evidence from a national sample
Predictors of violence and delinquency among high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador
Low future orientation, low empathy, educational difficulty, school expulsion, delinquent peers, gang membership, and low social support were found to be significant risk factors for violence and delinquency among a sample ( N = 174) of high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador
Trends and mental health correlates of discrimination among Latin American and Asian immigrants in the United States
A validation of the Perceived Negative Context of Reception Scale with recently-arrived Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia and the United States
We provide new evidence that the Perceived Negative Context of Reception scale is reliable and valid for use with Venezuelan immigrants in the U.S. and Colombia. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved
Culturally Adapted Substance Use Interventions for Latino Adolescents
Purpose: To examine the characteristics and effects of culturally adapted substance use interventions with Latino adolescents on substance use outcomes. Methods: Systematic review and meta-analytic methods were used to synthesize effects across studies on substance use outcomes at posttest and follow-up time points. Results: Ten studies comprising 12,546 Latino adolescents met eligibility criteria. Meta-analytic results suggest positive, yet smal…
Retaining Women Air Force Officers
Despite efforts to improve women's military representation, mid-career female officers attrit at twice the rate of male peers. Research and theory suggest women's turnover is influenced by family life including marriage and parenthood. But previous research has grouped women together, failing to extrapolate which factors influence retention of women with different family types. Thus, this study explored a single career point (mid-career) at diffe…
Validating the Exposure to Racism-Based Police Violence Scales
Navigating Crisis
Interplay of premigration crisis exposure and postmigration cultural stress on depressive symptoms among Venezuelan crisis migrants in Colombia
Our research provides new insights into the experiences of Venezuelan migrant youth and adults in Colombia. It provides further support for the importance of drawing from a crisis-informed cultural-stress framework when working with crisis migrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Service Needs, Context of Reception, and Perceived Discrimination of Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States and Colombia
Executive Summary Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country in hopes for a better future outside the political and financial turmoil in their home country. This paper examines the self-reported needs of Venezuelans in the United States and Colombia. Specifically, it looks at perceived discrimination in each country and its effect on the service needs of Venezuelan immigrants. The authors used data from a larger project conducted in October …
Religiosity and Antisocial Behavior
A growing body of literature suggests that religious engagement may protect youths from involvement in nonviolent and violent antisocial behavior. However, despite demographic evidence suggesting that religion may be particularly important among young African American women, research on religiosity as a candidate protective factor for this important subpopulation is sparse. Using a sample of 138 young, female African Americans recruited from publ…
Predictors of violence and delinquency among high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador
Low future orientation, low empathy, educational difficulty, school expulsion, delinquent peers, gang membership, and low social support were found to be significant risk factors for violence and delinquency among a sample ( N = 174) of high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador
Prevalence and correlates of truancy in the US
Truancy has been a persistent problem in the United States for more than 100 years. Although truancy is commonly reported as a risk factor for substance use, delinquency, dropout, and a host of other negative outcomes for youth, there has been surprisingly little empirical investigation into understanding the causes and correlates of truancy using large, nationally representative samples. Using the adolescent sample ( N = 17,482) of the 2009 Nati…
Profiles of acculturation among Hispanics in the United States
A Validation Study of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Among Survivors of Clergy-Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to assess the structure of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), a widely used measure, in a previously untested population; namely a sample of adult males who reported experiencing clergy-perpetrated childhood sexual abuse (N= 273). Given the unique challenges in spirituality and religiosity faced by survivors of clergy-perpetrated childhood sexual abuse and the emphasis that the PTGI places on spiri…
Religiosity and Antisocial Behavior
A growing body of literature suggests that religious engagement may protect youths from involvement in nonviolent and violent antisocial behavior. However, despite demographic evidence suggesting that religion may be particularly important among young African American women, research on religiosity as a candidate protective factor for this important subpopulation is sparse. Using a sample of 138 young, female African Americans recruited from publ…
An “immigrant paradox” for adolescent externalizing behavior? Evidence from a national sample
Childhood Reports of Food Neglect and Impulse Control Problems and Violence in Adulthood
Food insecurity and hunger during childhood are associated with an array of developmental problems in multiple domains, including impulse control problems and violence. Unfortunately, extant research is based primarily on small convenience samples and an epidemiological assessment of the hunger-violence link is lacking. The current study employed data from Wave 1 (2001-2002) and Wave 2 (2004-2005) of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol a…
The Usability and Acceptability of an Adolescent mHealth HIV/STI and Drug Abuse Preventive Intervention in Primary Care
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk behaviors among adolescents remain significant public health concerns. Shifts in policy and advances in technology provide opportunities for researchers and clinicians to deliver and evaluate mobile-health (mHealth) prevention programs in primary care, however, research is limited. This study assessed the usability and acceptability of Storytelling 4 Empowerment-a mHealt…
Culturally Adapted Substance Use Interventions for Latino Adolescents
Purpose: To examine the characteristics and effects of culturally adapted substance use interventions with Latino adolescents on substance use outcomes. Methods: Systematic review and meta-analytic methods were used to synthesize effects across studies on substance use outcomes at posttest and follow-up time points. Results: Ten studies comprising 12,546 Latino adolescents met eligibility criteria. Meta-analytic results suggest positive, yet smal…
The Study and Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among Migrants
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program for Social Work Faculty
This article presents the Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program (ADEP) as a model for faculty training in evidence-based alcohol and other drug (AOD) identification and treatment. We make the case that AOD use is a serious social and public health issue and highlight faculty training as a strategic approach for addressing the pressing demand for clinical professionals who can provide AOD-related services. In turn, we describe the core element…
Teaching Social Work Students About Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders
This article builds on prior research demonstrating that intensive faculty training in alcohol and other drug (AOD) identification and treatment methods can result in increases in AOD knowledge and teaching efficacy. We provide examples of how faculty participants in the Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program have adapted their teaching in clinical practice, research methods, and addiction specialty courses as a result of participation in our …
The Acceptability of Biobehavioral Research With Latino Youth in the United States
In this study, we explored Latinx adolescents’ knowledge and perceptions of biobehavioral research and their willingness to participate in such studies. We conducted four focus groups in the summer of 2014 with Latinx adolescents in Texas between the ages of 12 and 17 years ( n = 17; 53% male; M age = 14.6 years [ SD = 1.66]) who were recruited from a community-based clinic. Five themes emerged from our content analysis: (a) protection of human s…
Cultural stress and psychological symptoms in recent Venezuelan immigrants to the United States and Colombia
Trends and mental health correlates of discrimination among Latin American and Asian immigrants in the United States
Toward a Typology of Transnational Communication among Venezuelan Immigrant Youth
Retaining Women Air Force Officers
Despite efforts to improve women's military representation, mid-career female officers attrit at twice the rate of male peers. Research and theory suggest women's turnover is influenced by family life including marriage and parenthood. But previous research has grouped women together, failing to extrapolate which factors influence retention of women with different family types. Thus, this study explored a single career point (mid-career) at diffe…
Housing Instability and Depression among US Mothers Following a Nonmarital Birth
Mothers who had a nonmarital birth experience multiple risk factors for depression, including housing instability. Yet, important questions remain about the extent of long-term housing instability and its association with future depression among at-risk mothers. Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study data, we examine cumulative housing instability over a 15-year period following nonmarital birth and its association with maternal dep…
The family crisis migration stress framework
Crisis migration refers to displacement of large numbers of individuals and families from their home countries due to wars, dictatorial governments, and other critical hazards (e.g., hurricanes). Although crisis migration can adversely influence direct and indirect effects on the mental health of adults and their children collectively as families, there is a deficiency in theory that addresses family level processes in this crisis migration conte…
Alcohol Use Severity among Hispanic Emerging Adults
Most research on cultural stressors and alcohol has focused on intercultural stressors. Continuing to exclude intracultural stressors (e.g., intragroup marginalization) from alcohol research will yield a biased understanding of the experiences of Hispanics living in a bicultural society. As we amass more studies on intracultural stressors, research will be needed to identify mutable sociocultural factors that may mitigate the association between …
A validation of the Perceived Negative Context of Reception Scale with recently-arrived Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia and the United States
We provide new evidence that the Perceived Negative Context of Reception scale is reliable and valid for use with Venezuelan immigrants in the U.S. and Colombia. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved
After Hurricane Maria
Traumatic experiences from the storm may predispose Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors to perceive cultural stress on the U.S. mainland. In turn, cultural stressors may be associated with internalizing symptoms and alcohol problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Service Needs, Context of Reception, and Perceived Discrimination of Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States and Colombia
Executive Summary Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country in hopes for a better future outside the political and financial turmoil in their home country. This paper examines the self-reported needs of Venezuelans in the United States and Colombia. Specifically, it looks at perceived discrimination in each country and its effect on the service needs of Venezuelan immigrants. The authors used data from a larger project conducted in October …
The impact of hurricane trauma and cultural stress on posttraumatic stress among hurricane Maria survivors relocated to the U.S. mainland
Findings underscore the importance of providing mental health and other psychosocial supports to hurricane survivors and evacuees beyond the immediate aftermath of the disaster, and the need to consider both premigration trauma and postmigration experiences in terms of the mental health of crisis migrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Examining the Role of Cultural and Family Factors in Substance Use Risk Among Indian American Youth
Introduction Although Indian Americans constitute the second-largest immigrant group in the United States, there is a paucity of information about Indian American youth, particularly with respect to substance use risk. We examined the relationship of social factors to permissive substance use beliefs (a proxy for substance use risk since they can lead to adulthood substance use and misuse) and family functioning.Methods The study used structural …
Psychology (33 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (19 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Psychiatry (16 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (14 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works)