1. Changes in Family Cohesion and Acculturative Stress among Recent Latino Immigrants.
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Ibañez, Gladys E., Dillon, Frank, Sanchez, Mariana, de la Rosa, Mario, Tan, Li, and Villar, Maria Elena
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ACCULTURATION ,STATISTICAL correlation ,HISPANIC Americans ,IMMIGRANTS ,INTERVIEWING ,MATHEMATICAL models ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICS ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,THEORY ,DATA analysis ,FAMILY relations ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Family relationships can serve as an important source of support during the acculturation process; yet, how the stress related to acculturation, or acculturative stress, may impact family functioning across time is not clear. Participants (N = 479) between the ages of 18 and 34 were recruited using respondent-driven sampling methodology. Findings suggest family cohesion decreased over time; however, it decreased less for those reporting more acculturative stress. The implication is that for those Latino immigrants who struggle to adapt to their new host culture, family remains a source of support more so than for those who do not struggle as much. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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