Neighborhood Context and Latino Youth

社区环境和拉丁裔青年

• 批准号: 6922535
• 负责人: REANNE FRANK
• 金额: $ 6.94万
• 依托单位: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-06-01 至 2007-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6922535
• 关键词: Hispanic Americans; adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; community; criminal behavior; culture; drug abuse; generation difference; high risk behavior /lifestyle; human data; interpersonal relations; psychological adaptation; social behavior disorders; social psychology; social support network; socioeconomics; socioenvironment; student dropouts; violence

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the last two decades, immigrants, and particularly Latino immigrant groups such as Mexicans, have begun to fan out across the country, initiating new immigrant-receiving areas at the same time that older ones are being altered by increased immigrant suburbanization. These geographic shifts underscore the need for a more complete understanding of the role of social context in helping or hindering immigrants and their children. The effect of social environment on immigrant adjustment is most pressing among Latino immigrant youth and their native-born counterparts, who have quickly become the largest minority youth group in the U.S. and are characterized by overwhelmingly negative profiles, including low levels of high school completion, high rates of teen pregnancy, and high levels of gang activity. This proposal will address the following questions using the case of L.A. County: 1) what are the patterns of risky behavior among Latino youth and do they vary by generational status? 2) Does residential location influence the propensity for Latino youth to engage in risky behavior? 3) What are the collective social processes that make for a (un)healthy neighborhood environment for Latino adolescents? To meet these aims, we will use data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS). Multilevel models will be used that are specifically designed to allow for the simultaneous examination of group-level and individual-level variables on individual-level outcomes. As Latinos immigrants and their children spread out across the U.S., the ways in which particular residential contexts influence Latino adolescent development will be increasingly significant for communities across the country.

描述（由申请人提供）：在过去的二十年中，移民，尤其是墨西哥人等拉丁裔移民群体，已经开始在全国范围内狂热，同时启动了新移民受到新移民的地区，同时又随着移民郊区增加而改变了年龄较大的地区。这些地理的转变强调了对社会环境在帮助或阻碍移民及其子女的作用的更全面了解的必要性。在拉丁裔移民青年及其本土出生的同行中，社会环境对移民调整的影响最为紧迫，他们迅速成为美国最大的少数民族青年群体，其特征是压倒性的负面特征，包括高中毕业的低水平，高中毕业，高度的青少年怀孕率高以及帮派活动水平高。该提案将使用洛杉矶县的案例解决以下问题：1）拉丁裔青年的风险行为方式是什么，它们会因世代相传而有所不同？ 2）住宅位置是否影响拉丁裔青年从事风险行为的倾向？ 3）为拉丁裔青少年提供（联合国）健康的社区环境的集体社会过程是什么？为了满足这些目标，我们将使用洛杉矶家庭和邻里调查（L.A. Fans）的数据。将使用专门设计的多级模型，以同时研究单个级别结果的组级别和个体级别变量。随着拉丁美洲移民及其子女在美国各地分散的方式，特定的住宅环境影响拉丁裔青少年发展的方式将对全国各地的社区越来越重要。