Processes underlying Mexican adolescents' sexual behaviors and intentions: Examining the roles of familial cultural values and parental monitoring.

Objectives: The study examined the associations between familial cultural values of (familism) and (respect), parental monitoring, and Mexican adolescents' sexual behaviors.

Method: The sample consisted of 1,024 Mexican adolescents (12-18 years) from two urban schools in Puebla, Mexico.

Results: Findings indicated that was associated with paternal and maternal monitoring, sexual responsibility, sexual intention, and sexual behavior.

The role of Latino masculine values in Mexican adolescent sexuality.

Objectives: This study broadens the field of quantitative research on culture-specific values and Mexican adolescent sexual behavior from an ecological perspective. We examined how general values such as machismo and caballerismo, and sexual values such as the importance of male virginity are associated with Mexican adolescent normative sexual behaviors and intentions. We also examined the role of gender, age, and school type in these associations.

Associations between Cultural Stressors, Cultural Values, and Latina/o College Students' Mental Health.

Latina/o college students experience cultural stressors that negatively impact their mental health, which places them at risk for academic problems. We explored whether cultural values buffer the negative effect of cultural stressors on mental health symptoms in a sample of 198 Latina/o college students (70 % female; 43 % first generation college students). Bivariate results revealed significant positive associations between cultural stressors (i.

A pilot study of what African American maternal caregivers and their adolescent daughters talk about when asked to discuss tobacco together.

Parents play a critical role in shaping their children's substance use behaviors, yet few studies have examined the messages that caregivers give their adolescents about tobacco. In this study, we identify tobacco-related messages discussed by African American maternal caregivers and their adolescent daughters. Twenty-five African American maternal caregivers and their adolescent daughters participated in a video-taped discussion about tobacco.