Differences in diet quality and snack intakes among non-Hispanic white and Mexican American adolescents from different acculturation groups

TA Bekelman, SL Johnson, CA Taylor - Journal of racial and ethnic health …, 2020 - Springer
Mexican American adolescents have an increased risk for obesity compared to non-
Hispanic whites (NHWs), especially as their degree of acculturation increases. Snack …

The Latinx Acculturation Index (LAI): Reexamining the factor structure and convergent validity of an updated acculturation scale.

AJ Archuleta, MA Dajani - Journal of Latinx Psychology, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Acculturation is essential because of its relationship to important health outcomes for
Latinxs. Yet, little agreement exists on how acculturation is best measured. The present …

Exploring Potential Mediation Pathways on the Relationship Between Acculturation and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Latino Adolescents

C Johansen, KD Reynolds, B Xie… - Hispanic Health Care …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Positive associations have been observed between acculturation and body
mass index (BMI), but the mediators of this relationship are not well established …