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Social-Emotional Needs of Latino Immigrant Adolescents: A Sociocultural Model for Development and Implementation of Culturally Specific Interventions

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Title: Social-Emotional Needs of Latino Immigrant Adolescents: A Sociocultural Model for Development and Implementation of Culturally Specific Interventions
Language: English
Authors: Blanco-Vega, Christiane O., Castro-Olivo, Sara M., Merrell, Kenneth W.
Source: Journal of Latinos and Education. Jan 2008 7(1):43-61.
Availability: Lawrence Erlbaum. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Maintenance, Pathology, Risk, Adolescents, Immigrants, Hispanic Americans, Guidelines, Mental Health, Sociocultural Patterns, Models, Role, Personality, Intervention, Substance Abuse, Cultural Awareness
DOI: 10.1080/15348430701693390
ISSN: 1534-8431
Abstract: This article describes the social-emotional needs of Latino immigrant adolescents within an ecological framework. Most of the literature on Latino immigrants' mental health focuses on the pathology and emotional needs of adults, often neglecting the needs of adolescents. We argue that the needs of adolescent Latinos may differ dramatically from those of their adult counterparts. Our proposed model explains the role of sociocultural factors on the development and maintenance of resiliency and risk factors among Latino immigrant adolescents. This model is an adaptation of W. A. Vega and A. G. Gil's (1999) model for explaining substance use in this population. Implications for interventions that focus on the maintenance of resiliency factors are discussed. (Contains 2 figures.)
Abstractor: Author
Number of References: 36
Entry Date: 2008
Accession Number: EJ783602
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article describes the social-emotional needs of Latino immigrant adolescents within an ecological framework. Most of the literature on Latino immigrants' mental health focuses on the pathology and emotional needs of adults, often neglecting the needs of adolescents. We argue that the needs of adolescent Latinos may differ dramatically from those of their adult counterparts. Our proposed model explains the role of sociocultural factors on the development and maintenance of resiliency and risk factors among Latino immigrant adolescents. This model is an adaptation of W. A. Vega and A. G. Gil's (1999) model for explaining substance use in this population. Implications for interventions that focus on the maintenance of resiliency factors are discussed. (Contains 2 figures.)
ISSN:1534-8431
DOI:10.1080/15348430701693390