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Concha, Maritza; Sanchez, Mariana; de la Rosa, Mario; Villar, María Elena – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2013
This study uses social capital to assess the effects of social support on acculturation-related stress among recently immigrated Hispanics in South Florida before and after immigration. At baseline ("N" = 527), first 12 months in the United States, acculturative stress was negatively related to support from friends ("p" <…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Social Capital, Hispanic Americans, Acculturation
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Prado, Guillermo; Huang, Shi; Maldonado-Molina, Mildred; Bandiera, Frank; Schwartz, Seth J.; de la Vega, Pura; Brown, C. Hendricks; Pantin, Hilda – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
Ecodevelopmental theory is a theoretical framework used to explain the interplay among risk and protective processes associated with HIV risk behaviors among adolescents. Although ecodevelopmentally based interventions have been found to be efficacious in preventing HIV risk behaviors among Hispanic youth, this theory has not yet been directly…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Parents, Sexuality