The family as mediator of the impact of parent-youth acculturation/enculturation and inner-city stressors on Mexican American youth substance use

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 404-412

  Ramírez García, Jorge I ^a   Manongdo, Jennifer A ^a   Cruz Santiago, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Family; Mexican American; Substance use; Youth (or adolescents)

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; VIOLENCE;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77955349273     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019725     Document Type: Article

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