Hispanic Familism and Acculturation: What Changes and What Doesn't?

Sabogal, Fabio; Marín, Gerardo; Otero-Sabogal, Regina; Marín, Bárbara VanOss; Pérez‐Stable, Eliseo J.

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“…For example, familism has been described as a structure of the Latino family that explains interrelations regarding child rearing, god parenting, surrogate grand parenting, and elder caregiving (John, Resendiz, & De Vargas, 1997;Losada et al, 2010;Mendez-Luck et al, 2016;Scharlach et al, 2006). Our findings are especially consistent with those of prior literature on family interconnectedness and identification (Almeida et al, 2009;Lugo-Steidel & Contreras, 2003;Sabogal et al, 1987) as they relate to beliefs on elder caregiving.…”

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Orientation to the Caregiver Role Among Latinas of Mexican Origin

Mendez-Luck

Geldhof

Anthony

et al. 2016

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Purpose of the Study: To develop the Caregiver Orientation Scale for Mexican-Origin Women and evaluate its psychometric properties. Design and Methods: We developed a questionnaire to measure domains of cultural orientation to the caregiver role based on formative research and on the Cultural Justifications for Caregiving Scale. We conducted a series of exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) on data collected from 163 caregivers. We estimated internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's coefficient alpha) and assessed construct validity by estimating correlations between all latent factors and self-rated health, interview language, and weekly hours of care. Results: EFAs suggested four factors representing familism, obligation, burden, and caregiving intensity that displayed good fit (χ 2 (df = 63) = 70.52, p = .24; RMSEA = .03 [90% CI: 0.00, 0.06]; comparative fit index = .99). Multi-item scales representing the four domains had coefficient alphas ranging from .68 to .86. Obligation was positively associated with burden (.46, p < .001) and intensity (.34, p < .01), which were themselves positively correlated (.63, p < .001). Familism was positively associated with obligation (.25, p < .05) yet negatively associated with burden (−.35, p < .01) and intensity (−.22, p < .05). Weekly hours of care were positively associated with burden (.26, p < .01) and intensity (.18, p < .05), whereas self-rated health and burden (−.21, p < .05) and Spanish language and intensity (−.31, p < .001) were negatively correlated. Implications: The study shows that Mexican-origin caregiver orientation is multidimensional and that caregivers may have conflicting motivations for caregiving. Empirical studies that have examined the cultural values associated with caregiving in Latino populations have focused on familism, a multidimensional construct that has been used to explain the structure and interrelations of Latino families. Familism involves reciprocity and sacrifice across a strong interdependent network of kin and non-kin individuals (Losada et al.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Orientation to the Caregiver Role Among Latinas of Mexican Origin

Mendez-Luck

Geldhof

Anthony

et al. 2016

GERONT

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“…The tendency to place family needs above those of its' individual members, often called familism, is a central value of Asian and Latino cultures (Sabogal et al, 1987;Yee et al, 2009).…”

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“…The most common argument is that familism declines with time in the U.S. or across immigrant generations, which some studies find evidence for (Almeida et al, 2009). Others have found that only some aspects of familism change with duration of U.S. stay (Sabogal et al, 1987).…”

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Duration of U.S. stay and body mass index among Latino and Asian immigrants: A test of theoretical pathways

Bostean

2015

Social Science & Medicine

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Studies find that longer-term immigrants have higher body mass index (BMI) than their more recently-arrived counterparts. Most interpretations of these health patterns by duration of U.S. residence rely on theories of immigrant integration; they posit that with increasing time in the United States, immigrants incorporate economically, socially, and culturally into aspects of U.S. society, and that these changes impact health. Few studies empirically examine whether these aspects of integration are indeed mediators of the association between duration of U.S. stay and BMI, and if their patterns differ across immigrant subgroups. This study examines data from the National Latino and Asian American Survey, using path analytic methods to simultaneously test six hypothesized mediators between duration and BMI: household income, English language ability, ethnic identity, family cohesion, acculturative stress and discrimination for both Latino and Asian immigrants, stratified by gender. We find little evidence for an association between duration and BMI for either Latino or Asian men. For women, duration and BMI have a significant and positive relationship, although the pathways differ between the two ethnic groups.For Latina women, household income and acculturative stress are significant indirect pathways, although they work in opposing directions. For Asian women, English proficiency and discrimination are significant indirect pathways. Our findings reveal complex pathways between duration and BMI that vary by ethnicity and gender and highlight limitations in the negative acculturation theory, which suggests that exposure to the United States should have a net negative impact on health. In contrast, our findings suggest not all groups show declining health with longer duration, as measured by BMI, and that integration processes do not always translate into health differences in the expected directions. Future research on duration patterns may need to consider alternative explanations beyond incorporation-based processes, such as cross-national health theories or age, period, cohort effects.3

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“…Female adolescents may be particularly at risk for developing depressive symptoms during adolescence as a result of conflicting gender roles prescribed by the more traditional Hispanic cultural norms and those of mainstream American culture. In Hispanic cultures, high emphasis is placed on the importance of family (see Lugo Steidel and Contreras 2003;Sabogal et al 1987), particularly for females. Hispanic females are expected to be passive, to place family needs above their own, and to promote harmony among family members, even at the expense of individual well-being (Gil and Vazquez 1997).…”

Section: Depressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescents

McLaughlin

Hilt

Nolen–Hoeksema

2007

J Abnorm Child Psychol

333

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The prevalence of most adult psychiatric disorders varies across racial/ethnic groups and has important implications for prevention and intervention efforts. Research on racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing symptoms and disorders in adolescents has been less consistent or generally lacking. The current study examined the prevalence of these symptom groups in a large sample of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in which the three major racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. (White, Black, and Hispanic/Latino) were well-represented. Hispanic females reported experiencing higher levels of depression, anxiety, and reputational aggression than other groups. Black males reported the highest levels of overtly aggressive behavior and also reported higher levels of physiologic anxiety and disordered eating than males from other racial/ethnic groups. Hispanic females also exhibited higher levels of comorbidity than other racial/ethnic groups. KeywordsRacial/ethnic differences; Adolescence; Anxiety; Depression; Eating pathology; Aggression Racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of symptoms of depression (Blazer et al. 1994;Kessler et al. 1994), anxiety (Brown et al. 1990), and eating disorders (Striegel-Moore et al. 2003) have been documented in a number of studies utilizing adult samples. There has been substantially less work examining racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of psychopathology in adolescents. Large epidemiologic studies of adolescent psychopathology have typically not focused on racial/ethnic group differences in symptoms or have not included substantial numbers of ethnic minorities. For example, in the Oregon Adolescent Depression Project (Lewinsohn et al. 1993) over 90% of participants were White. Similarly, in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study the vast majority of participants were White (e.g., McGee et al. 1990). Understanding racial/ethnic differences in psychopathology is important for the identification of at-risk groups and targets for prevention efforts, improvement of mental health services, and as a first step in understanding the mechanisms by which risk factors confer vulnerability to psychopathology differentially on various segments of the population.The research that has been conducted examining race/ethnicity differences in adolescent psychopathology has yielded inconsistent findings about differences in the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and aggression. Some studies document significant group differences (e.g., Roberts and Chen 1995;Austin and Chorpita 2004) while others have reported no differences in symptoms across groups (e.g., Cole et al. 1998).Correspondence to: Katie A. McLaughlin, katie.mclaughlin@yale.edu. Another explanation for disparate findings in studies comparing rates of symptoms in different racial/ethnic groups involves the inclusion of children and adolescents from different age groups (e.g., Kistner et al. 2003;Ollendick et al. 1996). The prevalence of inte...

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Hispanic Familism and Acculturation: What Changes and What Doesn't?

Cited by 1,453 publications

References 14 publications

Orientation to the Caregiver Role Among Latinas of Mexican Origin

Orientation to the Caregiver Role Among Latinas of Mexican Origin

Duration of U.S. stay and body mass index among Latino and Asian immigrants: A test of theoretical pathways

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescents

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