Acculturative dissonance, ethnic identity, and youth violence.

Full Abstract

Studies suggest that the process of acculturation for immigrant youth, particularly for second-generation youth, is significantly associated with delinquency and violence. This study explored the acculturation-violence link with respect to acculturative dissonance and ethnic identity. The results revealed in a sample of 329 Chinese, Cambodian, Mien/Laotian, and Vietnamese youth that acculturative dissonance was significantly predictive of serious violence, with full mediation through peer delinquency. Ethnic identity was not significantly associated with peer delinquency or serious violence. Although acculturative dissonance and ethnic identity accounted for a small percentage of variance in violence compared with peer delinquency, it cannot be discounted as trivial. Structural equation analyses provided support for both measurement and structural invariance across the four ethnic groups, lending support for cross-cultural comparisons. The results also lend support for the inclusion of cultural factors in youth violence prevention and intervention efforts.2008 APA

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Author information

Author/s: Le, Thao N (TN); Stockdale, Gary (G);

Affiliation: National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Colorado State University, USA. tle(-atsign-)cahs.colostate.edu

Grants: R49/CCR918619-01 (Agency:United States PHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology (Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jan; vol 14 (issue 1) : pp 1-9

Dates: Created 2008/01/30; Completed 2008/04/09;

PMID: 18229995, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Acculturation
Adolescent
Asia, Southeastern - ethnology
Asian Americans - ethnology; psychology
California
Child
China - ethnology
Cognitive Dissonance
Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology

Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology
Female
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency - ethnology; psychology
Male
Personality Assessment
Risk Factors
Social Identification
Violence - ethnology; psychology

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