Multiculturalism and subjective happiness as mediated by cultural and relational variables.

A diverse ethnic context and an increasing immigrant youth population will soon become the reality across the entire U.S. demographic landscape.

Acculturation factors and substance use among Asian American youth.

In this study of 329 Cambodian, Chinese, Laotian/Mien, and Vietnamese youth in Oakland, California, acculturation factors of individualism-collectivism and acculturative dissonance were examined as risk and protective factors for substance use. Results of structural equation modeling and bootstrapping revealed that peer substance use was a robust mediator between individualism and youth's self-reported substance use, particularly among Vietnamese and males. Peer substance use also significantly mediated the relation between collectivism and substance use for females.

Risks of non-familial violent physical and emotional victimization in four Asian ethnic groups.

Background: There is a paucity of research addressing victimization among Asian and Southeast Asian youth.

Methods: A community-based sample of 329 Chinese, Cambodian, Lao/Mien, and Vietnamese youth were interviewed in a face-to-face format. Non-familial physical and emotional victimization were explored in relation to risk factors.