Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Honolulu

Thai, Nghi D.

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“…Similarly, research has suggested that Koreans are generally less acculturated to the U.S., as reflected in their generally higher level of ethnic identity, practicing of Korean customs, speaking Korean, and being involved in Korean organizations (Min, 1995). And lastly, given that Vietnamese Americans represent among the most recent immigrant groups in the U.S., their lower level of acculturation is not surprising (Thai, 2003). …”

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Substance use among Asian American adolescents: Influence of race, ethnicity, and acculturation in the context of key risk and protective factors.

Thai

Connell

Tebes

2010

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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This study examines the relative influence of race/ethnicity, acculturation, peer substance use, and academic achievement on adolescent substance use among different Asian American ethnic groups and U.S. racial/ethnic groups. Data from the Wave 1 in-home sample of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health was used to examine lifetime use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana in a full adolescent sample of all racial/ethnic groups (N=20,745) and a subsample of Asian American adolescents (N=1,248). Path analysis examined the hypothesized relationships of peer substance use and acculturation as risk factors and academic achievement as a protective factor for racial/ethnic groups. The results indicated that when Asian American adolescents were compared to other major U.S. racial/ethnic groups, peer use and acculturation were both significant mediators of smoking, drinking, and marijuana use, and academic achievement mediated each type of use at a trend level. For Asian American ethnic groups, peer use is a risk factor and, to a lesser extent, academic achievement a protective factor for substance use. Also, although acculturation is a predictor of substance use, when peer use and academic achievement are taken into account, acculturation -- like ethnicity -- no longer predicts use. Mediation analyses indicated that: peer substance use mediates smoking, drinking, and marijuana use; academic achievement does not; and acculturation mediates substance use for some substances and some Asian American ethnic groups. The results are discussed for their implications for understanding how culturally-specific approaches can inform preventive interventions.

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Substance use among Asian American adolescents: Influence of race, ethnicity, and acculturation in the context of key risk and protective factors.

Thai

Connell

Tebes

2010

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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“…The few studies that do exist found that among Chinese, Korean, and Japanese American youth, there is a direct and positive relationship between delinquent peer association and delinquent behavior (Kim & Goto, 2000). Thai (2003) also found that Vietnamese adolescents who associate with delinquent peers and who have problems in the home, school, or neighborhood are apt to become delinquents or to join gangs. In contrast, Vietnamese youth who do not associate with delinquent peers, but who have the same problems, are less likely to exhibit delinquent behavior, or to become gang members.…”

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The Relationship of School, Parent, and Peer Contextual Factors with Self-Reported Delinquency for Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian or Mien, and Vietnamese Youth

Monfared

Stockdale

2005

Crime & Delinquency

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The study of delinquency has focused on examining the relative predictive value of school, parent, and peer contextual variables, but relatively little research has included Chinese and Southeast Asian youth. Using data from a larger, community-based research study with 329 Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian or Mien, and Vietnamese youth, the authors found that peer delinquency was the strongest predictor of self-reported delinquency. However, its predictive power for the Chinese group is about one half that of the other groups. School attachment negatively predicted delinquency for Chinese and Vietnamese and for males and females but not for Cambodian and Laotian or Mien. Parent Attachment and parent discipline were found to be nonsignificant predictors. LISREL analyses also indicated measurement and structural invariance across ethnic groups, providing support for cross-cultural comparisons. Implications for interventions are discussed.

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Cultural, individual, and familial risk and protective factors associated with depressive symptoms in Pacific youth living in New Zealand

Paterson

Tautolo

Iusitini

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Social Work in Mental Health

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Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Honolulu

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Substance use among Asian American adolescents: Influence of race, ethnicity, and acculturation in the context of key risk and protective factors.

Substance use among Asian American adolescents: Influence of race, ethnicity, and acculturation in the context of key risk and protective factors.

The Relationship of School, Parent, and Peer Contextual Factors with Self-Reported Delinquency for Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian or Mien, and Vietnamese Youth

Cultural, individual, and familial risk and protective factors associated with depressive symptoms in Pacific youth living in New Zealand

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