Neighborhood Context and Latino Youth

社区环境和拉丁裔青年

• 批准号: 7068640
• 负责人: REANNE FRANK
• 金额: $ 6.71万
• 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 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7068640
• 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，特别是墨西哥人等拉丁裔移民群体，开始在全国范围内分散开来，在旧移民接收区被改造的同时，开始建立新的移民接收区。移民郊区化程度不断提高。这些地理变化强调需要更全面地了解社会环境在帮助或阻碍移民及其子女方面的作用。社会环境对移民适应的影响在拉丁裔移民青年及其本土出生的青年中最为紧迫，他们已迅速成为美国最大的少数族裔青年群体，并具有压倒性的负面形象，包括高中毕业率低青少年怀孕率高，帮派活动频繁。该提案将利用洛杉矶县的案例解决以下问题：1）拉丁裔青年的危险行为模式是什么？这些模式是否因代际地位而异？ 2) 居住地点是否会影响拉丁裔青少年从事危险行为的倾向？ 3) 哪些集体社会过程为拉丁裔青少年营造了（不）健康的邻里环境？为了实现这些目标，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水平模型，以便同时检查团体水平和个人水平变量对个人水平结果的影响。随着拉丁裔移民及其子女遍布美国各地，特定的居住环境对拉丁裔青少年发展的影响对于全国各地的社区来说将变得越来越重要。