scholarly journals Does the Immigrant Advantage in Overweight/Obesity Persist over Time in Mexican American Youth? NHANES 1988-1994 to 2005-2014

Obesity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1057-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis E. Maldonado ◽  
Sandra S. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Mexican American ◽  
Mexican American Youth ◽  
Over Time

What Does It Mean To Be Mexican (American)? Exploring Youth Ethnic Identity

2021 ◽  
pp. 001100002098530
Author(s):  
Halleh Hashtpari ◽  
Karen W. Tao ◽  
Kritzia Merced ◽  
Joél Arvizo-Zavala ◽  
James Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Ethnic Pride ◽  
Mexican American Youth ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Minimal Research

Children’s racial (e.g., Black, White, Indigenous) and ethnic (e.g., Mexican) identity can influence psychological, social, and academic outcomes. Despite evidence that awareness of racial–ethnic marginalization begins during preadolescence, there is minimal research examining how children talk about identity at this age. The purpose of this study was to examine how preadolescent Mexican American youth conceptualize “who they are.” Specifically, we used the Ethnic-Perspective Taking Ability interview protocol to explore how Mexican American youth, ages 9–11, understand their ethnicity. Thematic analysis revealed four themes: Self as “Other,” Self as Invisible, Self as a Politicized Being, and Self as Community. Participants discussed feeling out of place, often feeling excluded by Whiteness, and needing to code switch. These experiences also were juxtaposed with a sense of ethnic pride and comfort. Implications for practice, advocacy, education, and research are offered.

Early Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes in Mexican-American Youth

Diabetes Care ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. D. Neufeld ◽  
L. J. Raffel ◽  
C. Landon ◽  
Y. -D. I. Chen ◽  
C. M. Vadheim
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Early Presentation ◽  
Mexican American Youth

Predicting Prosocial Tendencies Among Mexican American Youth

2014 ◽  
pp. 242-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Carlo ◽  
George P. Knight ◽  
Camille D. Basilio ◽  
Alexandra N. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Mexican American ◽  
Mexican American Youth ◽  
Prosocial Tendencies

scholarly journals Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Blood Lead Levels among Mexican-American Children and Adolescents in the United States

2005 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo S. Morales ◽  
Peter Gutierrez ◽  
Jose J. Escarce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Mexican American Youth ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
American Children

Objective. This study was designed to assess demographic and socioeconomic differences in blood lead levels (BLLs) among Mexican-American children and adolescents in the United States. Methods. We analyzed data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994, for 3,325 Mexican-American youth aged 1 to 17 years. The main study outcome measures included a continuous measure (μg/dL) of BLL and two dichotomous measures of BLL (⩾5 μg/dL and ⩾10 μg/dL). Results. The mean BLL among Mexican-American children in the United States was 3.45 μg/dL (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.07, 3.87); 20% had BLL ⩾5 μg/dL (95% CI 15%, 24%); and 4% had BLL ⩾10 μg/dL (95% CI 2%, 6%). In multivariate analyses, gender, age, generational status, home language, family income, education of head of household, age of housing, and source of drinking water were statistically significant independent predictors ( p<0.05) of having higher BLLs and of having BLL ⩾5 μg/dL, whereas age, family income, housing age, and source of drinking water were significant predictors ( p<0.05) of having BLL ⩾10 μg/dL. Conclusions. Significant differences in the risk of having elevated BLLs exist among Mexican-American youth. Those at greatest risk should be prioritized for lead screening and lead exposure abatement interventions.

Intergenerational gaps in Mexican American values trajectories: Associations with parent–adolescent conflict and adolescent psychopathology

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1611-1627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Gonzales ◽  
George P. Knight ◽  
Heather J. Gunn ◽  
Jenn-Yun Tein ◽  
Rika Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Adolescent Psychopathology ◽  
Growth Mixture Modeling ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
Mexican Heritage ◽  
Adolescent Conflict ◽  
Trajectory Group ◽  
Over Time

AbstractGrowth mixture modeling with a sample of 749 Mexican heritage families identified parallel trajectories of adolescents’ and their mothers’ heritage cultural values and parallel trajectories of adolescents’ and their fathers’ heritage cultural values from Grades 5 to 10. Parallel trajectory profiles were then used to test cultural gap-distress theory that predicts increased parent–adolescent conflict and adolescent psychopathology over time when adolescents become less aligned with Mexican heritage values compared to their parents. Six similar parallel profiles were identified for the mother–youth and father–youth dyads, but only one of the six was consistent with the hypothesized problem gap pattern in which adolescents’ values were declining over time to become more discrepant from their parents. When compared to families in the other trajectory groups as a whole, mothers in the mother–adolescent problem gap trajectory group reported higher levels of mother–adolescent conflict in the 10th grade that accounted for subsequent increases in internalizing and externalizing symptoms assessed in 12th grade. Although the findings provided some support for cultural gap-distress predictions, they were not replicated with adolescent report of conflict nor with the father–adolescent trajectory group analyses. Exploratory pairwise comparisons between all six mother–adolescent trajectory groups revealed additional differences that qualified and extended these findings.

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