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Acculturation, Substance Use, and Deviant Behavior

Examining Separation and Family Conflict as Mediators

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ID8083644
AuthorsAmy Mcqueen (0000-0003-0332-3983, Baylor College of Medicine, corresponding author), J Greg Getz (Baylor College of Medicine), John Getz, James H Bray (0000-0003-3101-677X, Baylor College of Medicine)
Year2003
Volume74
Issue6
Pages1737-1750
Publication date2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1046/j.1467-8624.2003.00635.x
PMID14669893
OpenAlexW2054353000
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited69

This longitudinal study examined how separation and family conflict mediated the effects of two acculturation variables (English language use and generational status) on substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use) and deviant behavior outcomes in a Mexican American high school age sample. Structural equation modeling indicated that separation was a significant mediator of the relationship between acculturation and alcohol use, tobacco use, and deviant behavior. Family conflict mediated the effects of acculturation on marijuana use and deviant behavior. Model comparisons across gender groups suggested that generational status was an influential acculturation measure for females but not males. Additionally, English language use maintained a direct effect on marijuana use among females, whereas this relationship was mediated by separation for males

Acculturation · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Separation (statistics · Structural equation modeling · Substance use · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology

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