Familism is a key cultural value that emphasizes support and attachment, loyalty, honor, and
obligation to the family and is hypothesized to be critical in shaping family dynamics and …

The segmented assimilation theory offers a theoretical framework for understanding the
process by which the new second generation–the children of contemporary immigrants …

One out of five Americans, more than 55 million people, are first-or second-generation
immigrants. This landmark study, the most comprehensive to date, probes all aspects of the …

Since the 1980s, immigrant children and children of immigrant parentage have become the
fastest growing and the most extraordinarily diverse segment of America's child population …

Using data from a stratified random sample of 281 foreign‐born adolescents and their
parents in the United States, this study provides data on migration‐related trauma exposures …

Using social information processing and cultural change models as explanatory frameworks,
this article reviews the literature on Latino parental control and its implications for child …

This article advances our understanding of factors associated with patterns and
consequences of early alcohol involvement among Latino teens, with an emphasis on how …

Ethnic groups differ in rates of suicidal behaviors among youths, the context within which
suicidal behavior occurs (eg, different precipitants, vulnerability and protective factors, and …

This book provides culture-centered assessment and intervention strategies for effective
clinical practice with Latina/o individuals and families. Mental health professionals will gain …

Nearly one out of every four children in the US is a child of immigrants. Yet few studies have
assessed how factors at various stages of migration contribute to the development of health …