Associations between linguistic acculturation and skin cancer knowledge and beliefs among U.S. Hispanic adults
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100943
Abstract: The incidence of melanoma among U.S. Hispanics is rising and Hispanics have poorer melanoma survival compared to non-Hispanic whites. Acculturation has been linked with skin cancer-related behaviors among Hispanic individuals, such that Hispanic individuals who… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; linguistic acculturation; skin cancer; among hispanic ... See more keywords
Developmental trajectories of Korean and heritage language proficiencies and their association with maladjustment among Korean multicultural adolescents.
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DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13887
Abstract: This study identified changes in Korean and heritage language proficiencies across five waves (2011-2015) and examined the association between linguistic acculturation trajectories and adjustment (2016) among Korean adolescents with immigrant family backgrounds (N = 1441; 51.21% female;… read more here.
Keywords: among korean; language proficiencies; heritage language; korean heritage ... See more keywords
Regional, state, and immigrants’ heritage languages in high school: The effect of geographic origin and linguistic acculturation profiles on language attitudes
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DOI: 10.1177/13670069241252538
Abstract: Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: This study explores the language attitudes that high-school students of immigrant origin hold toward Catalan, Spanish, and the heritage languages of immigrant communities, focusing on linguistic acculturation profiles at school and… read more here.
Keywords: origin; linguistic acculturation; acculturation; language ... See more keywords