Social Support Networks and HIV/STI Risk Behaviors Among Latino Immigrants in a New Receiving Environment
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1849-8
Abstract: The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the quantity and quality of social support networks of Latino immigrants living in a new receiving environment, and (2) determine the role such networks play in… read more here.
Keywords: quality; hiv sti; social support; quantity ... See more keywords
The Effect of a Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention on Depressive Symptoms Among Latino Immigrants in a Randomized Controlled Trial
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0663-8
Abstract: Evidence of whether behavioral weight-loss interventions reduce depressive symptoms among Latino immigrants is limited. The effect of a behavioral weight-loss intervention on depressive symptoms was assessed using data from a clinical trial among Latino immigrants.… read more here.
Keywords: depressive symptoms; behavioral weight; weight loss; among latino ... See more keywords
Alcohol-related problem behaviors among Latin American immigrants in the US.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.06.031
Abstract: BACKGROUND Prior research indicates that Latino immigrants are less likely than US-born individuals to use alcohol and meet criteria for an alcohol use disorder. However, our understanding of alcohol-related problem behaviors among Latino immigrants remains… read more here.
Keywords: alcohol related; related problem; latino immigrants; problem behaviors ... See more keywords
A latent class analysis of acculturation and depressive symptoms among Latino immigrants: Examining the role of social support
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.02.002
Abstract: Abstract Drawing upon Berry’s (1980) bi-dimensional model of acculturation and using data from a community-based sample of adults in Miami-Dade, Florida, the current investigation compared various immigrant acculturation profiles in their levels of depressive symptoms… read more here.
Keywords: class; support; latino immigrants; acculturation ... See more keywords
Latino immigrants, depressive symptoms, and cognitive behavioral therapy: A systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.10.025
Abstract: BACKGROUND In order to address the needs of the growing Latino immigrant population, this study aimed to systematically review peer-reviewed articles of intervention studies that used cognitive behavioral therapy to treat depressive symptoms among Latino… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive behavioral; depressive symptoms; review; latino immigrants ... See more keywords
Perceptions of Legal Status: Associations With Psychosocial Experiences Among Undocumented Latino/a Immigrants
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DOI: 10.1037/cou0000189
Abstract: In the present study we used a mixed-method design to examine perceptions of legal status and their association with psychosocial experiences among undocumented Latino/a immigrants in the United States Participants were asked to compare their… read more here.
Keywords: status; undocumented latino; legal status; latino immigrants ... See more keywords
When fear spreads: individual- and group-level predictors of deportation worry among Latino immigrants
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2022.2100330
Abstract: ABSTRACT What shapes Latino immigrants’ worries surrounding deportation? Using five waves of the Latino National Survey, we examine this question by considering immigrants’ own legal status, their social background and the legal vulnerability of their… read more here.
Keywords: group level; group; latino immigrants; legal status ... See more keywords
Early trajectories of cigarette and ENDS use among young adult recent Latino immigrants to U.S.
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DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2023.2167757
Abstract: Background: Recent Latino immigrants (RLIs) to the U.S. have shown high smoking rates during their first year since arrival, raising concern about future escalation of tobacco use.Objective: To examine trajectories of cigarette and Electronic nicotine… read more here.
Keywords: use among; cigarette ends; ends use; recent latino ... See more keywords
A Tale of Two Countries: The Sociopolitical Integration of Latino Immigrants in Spain and in the United States
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DOI: 10.1177/0002764221996750
Abstract: This special issue addresses the need for cross-national analyses on immigrant integration. The articles in this issue examine the integration processes of Latino immigrants in the United States and in Spain in several aspects—socioeconomic, legal,… read more here.
Keywords: immigrants spain; integration; integration latino; spain united ... See more keywords
Cultural Correlates of DUI Risk Perceptions Among Documented and Undocumented Recent Latino Immigrants in South Florida
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DOI: 10.1177/0739986317698777
Abstract: Latinos do not drink and drive more often than non-Latino Whites, yet are disproportionately involved in alcohol-related arrests and fatal crashes. These disparities have been linked to a failure in recognizing the impairing effects of… read more here.
Keywords: dui risk; perceptions among; risk perceptions; latino immigrants ... See more keywords
Provider Perspectives on Latino Immigrants’ Access to Resources for Syndemic Health Issues
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DOI: 10.1177/1540415320985590
Abstract: Introduction: Latino immigrants to the United States experience disproportionate impacts from the syndemic formed by substance abuse, violence victimization, HIV/AIDS, and mental health (SAVAME). This study characterizes resource access for Latino immigrants living in Philadelphia,… read more here.
Keywords: substance; latino immigrants; access; mental health ... See more keywords