Traditional Machismo and Caballerismo as Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Distress, and Relationship Satisfaction in Hispanic Veterans

Herrera, Catherine J.; Owens, Gina P.; Mallinckrodt, Brent

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.2013.00024.x

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“…Hispanic families hold more traditional gender roles/norms compared to non-Hispanic White families. For example, the concept of "traditional machismo" is often present in Hispanic families, in which a man is expected to be sexual, aggressive, hypermasculine, emotionally reserved, and domineering (Arciniega, Anderson, Tovar-Blank, & Tracey, 2008;Casas et al, 1994;Niemann, 2004;Quinones Mayo & Resnick, 1996). The related concepts of "caballerismo", "positive machismo", and "nobleza" refer to more positive traditional Hispanic male characteristics, such as pride, honor, bravery, nurturance, protection of and commitment to the family, dignity, wisdom, hard work, responsibility, spirituality, warmth, gender equality, emotional connectedness, and chivalry (Arciniega et al, 2008;Casas et al, 1994;Mirande, 1988;Parra-Cardona, Córdova, Holtrop, Villarruel, & Wieling, 2008;Ramos, 1979;Tello, 1998;Torres, Solberg, & Carlstrom, 2002).…”

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Hispanic Parental Experiences of Learning a Child Identifies as a Sexual Minority

Gattamorta

Salerno

Quidley-Rodriguez

2019

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

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Sexual minority youth (SMY) who do not feel loved and supported by their families face greater challenges and often experience various health disparities. The coming-out process is often difficult for all SMY and their families. While there is limited research on the impact of sexual orientation disclosure on families, there is even less that focuses exclusively on Hispanic families. This qualitative study explores the impact on a sample of Hispanic parents of having a child come out as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. The results demonstrate that while coming out is often challenging for SMY and their families, these challenges may be exacerbated for Hispanics due to cultural factors that contribute to children living at home longer and negative reactions to being gay. Parental reactions, impacts of disclosure on the family, and the impact of cultural factors are discussed. This study helps illuminate how cultural factors influence the coming out experience of Hispanic parents. These findings are important for understanding the experiences of these families in order to provide culturally appropriate resources for families navigating the coming out process.

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Hispanic Parental Experiences of Learning a Child Identifies as a Sexual Minority

Gattamorta

Salerno

Quidley-Rodriguez

2019

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

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“…The Cronbach's alpha for this scale was .87. In a study exploring the relationship between machismo and psychological distress in Latino adults, the machismo subscale has been found to have high reliability (i.e., alpha coefficient = .88; Herrera, Owens, & Mallinckrodt, 2013).…”

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Cultural values and romantic relationship satisfaction in Mexican adolescents: The moderating effects of parental psychological control and gender

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Halgunseth

Espinosa‐Hernández

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Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: Cultural values and parent-adolescent relationships may impact adolescents' romantic relationship quality. The goal of this study was to examine whether perceived mothers' and fathers' psychological control and gender moderated associations between cultural values (i.e., machismo, caballerismo, views of female virginity) and romantic relationship satisfaction in Mexican adolescents. Methods: Self-report survey data were collected from 213 adolescents (M = 14.59 years old; 50.5% girls) from two public schools in Mexico. All participants were in a romantic relationship at time of study, and reported on their age, gender, endorsement of cultural values (i.e., machismo, caballerismo, views of female virginity), perceived parental psychological control, and romantic satisfaction. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a romantic relationship satisfaction scale. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to assess interactions between cultural values, mothers' and fathers' psychological control, and gender on romantic relationship satisfaction. Results: Findings revealed adolescents who endorsed caballerismo reported higher relationship satisfaction. These associations were strongest for adolescent girls reporting low maternal psychological control and adolescent boys reporting high maternal psychological control. Perceived fathers' psychological control did not moderate associations between cultural values and romantic satisfaction. No associations were found between machismo, female virginity, and romantic relationship satisfaction. Conclusion: Adolescents' caballersimo values were linked to higher relationship satisfaction. Findings suggest that parent education programs in Mexico may benefit from teaching parents to instill values of caballerismo in their romantically involved adolescents. Additionally, specialists working with Mexican adolescent girls may help them reframe perceived psychologically controlling behaviors into attempts to communicate affection.

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“…create additional attitudinal barriers to engagement in mental health services for Latino populations (Herrera, Owens, & Mallinckrodt, 2013). Given that ethnic minority groups tend to adopt technological advancements/mobile applications at a faster pace than European Americans and that the emerging literature has demonstrated the efficacy of delivering treatment for PTSD through the use of teleconferencing (Hilty et al, 2013), this case study illustrates engagement strategies and cultural modification of implementing PE via telemedicine for a Latino man diagnosed with PTSD.…”

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Empirically Supported Trauma Treatment for an Adult Latino Man Diagnosed With PTSD

López

Shealy

Rheingold

2014

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Treatment initiation and engagement of clients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be challenging due to early treatment dropout when a client with PTSD is unwilling to confront feared trauma-related stimuli and experience anxious arousal during exposure. Increased attention to these engagement issues is especially warranted with traditionally underserved populations (i.e., ethnic minorities, low socioeconomic status, rural residence). This case study describes Victor, a 34-year-old Latino man victimized during a robbery in the rural Southeastern United States, and explains the successful cultural modifications made to Victor's 10 sessions of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy. Telemedicine, or conducting therapy sessions over a secure Internet connection, was used to overcome barriers associated with rural clients with limited access to specialized and bilingual services. Victor showed marked reductions in PTSD symptoms after completion of PE via telemedicine. This article explains the client's presenting complaints, history, assessment, barriers to care, cultural modifications, and treatment implications.

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Traditional Machismo and Caballerismo as Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Distress, and Relationship Satisfaction in Hispanic Veterans

Cited by 31 publications

References 33 publications

Hispanic Parental Experiences of Learning a Child Identifies as a Sexual Minority

Hispanic Parental Experiences of Learning a Child Identifies as a Sexual Minority

Cultural values and romantic relationship satisfaction in Mexican adolescents: The moderating effects of parental psychological control and gender

Empirically Supported Trauma Treatment for an Adult Latino Man Diagnosed With PTSD

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