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Acculturation Gap Distress among Latino Youth: Prospective Links to Family Processes and Youth Depressive Symptoms, Alcohol Use, and Academic Performance

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Latino youth have higher rates of educational and mental health difficulties compared to peers from other racial/ethnic groups. To understand the factors related to such maladjustment, a mediational model linking youth report of parent-youth acculturation gaps to prospective changes (from spring to fall semester) in youth report of academic performance, depressive symptoms and alcohol use via youth report of parent-youth conflict and family cohesion, was studied in a sample of 248 U.S.—and foreign—born Latino youth (Mage = 15.21 years; 50% female; 67% U.S.-born). Parent-youth acculturation gaps were associated with changes in youth academic performance across two semesters via their negative impact on family functioning. For U.S.-born youth, parent–youth acculturation gaps were also linked to changes in alcohol use via parent-adolescent conflict. Results provide some support for the acculturative gap hypotheses while unique findings across nativity groups suggest that such individual-level characteristics may serve as important sources of variation for Latino youth.

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We gratefully acknowledge the families for their participation in the project. Work on this project was supported, in part, by the Springboard Grants Program at the Milken School of Public Health at the George Washington University.

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RLN conceived of the current study, participated in its design and coordination, performed the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript; KR helped to conceive the current study, participated in the design and interpretation of the data, performed statistical analyses, was the PI on the grant whose data are used in the study, provided feedback and written contribution to the manuscript; RMBW participated in providing feedback and contributions to the manuscript draft. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This research was supported by the Springboard Grants Program (Roche) at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

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    Kathleen M. Roche

  3. School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, P. O. Box 873701, Tempe, AZ, 85287-3701, USA

    Rebecca M. B. White

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Nair, R.L., Roche, K.M. & White, R.M.B. Acculturation Gap Distress among Latino Youth: Prospective Links to Family Processes and Youth Depressive Symptoms, Alcohol Use, and Academic Performance. J Youth Adolescence 47, 105–120 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0753-x

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