Felt Obligation Towards Parents in Mexican-American and Anglo-American Young Adults

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Freeberg ◽  
Catherine H. Stein
2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Strunin ◽  
Erika M. Edwards ◽  
Dionne C. Godette ◽  
Timothy Heeren

2019 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 76-86
Author(s):  
Cindy L. Ehlers ◽  
Evelyn Phillips ◽  
Corinne Kim ◽  
Derek N. Wills ◽  
Katherine J. Karriker-Jaffe ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1534306
Author(s):  
Ana L Herrera ◽  
Anna V Wilkinson ◽  
Elizabeth A Cohn ◽  
Cheryl L Perry ◽  
Susan P Fisher-Hoch ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
José R. Criado ◽  
Ian R. Gizer ◽  
Howard J. Edenberg ◽  
Cindy L. Ehlers

A lifetime history of alcohol dependence has been associated with elevations in neuroticism in Mexican American young adults. The identification of genetic markers associated with neuroticism and their influence on the development of alcohol use disorders (AUD) may contribute to our understanding of the relationship between personality traits and the increased risk of AUD in Mexican Americans. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between neuroticism and 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the nicotinic acetylcholine (nAChR) α5-subunit (CHRNA5) and α3-subunit (CHRNA3) genes in young adult Mexican American men and women. Participants were 465 young adult Mexican American men and women who are literate in English and are residing legally in San Diego County. Each participant gave a blood sample and completed a structured diagnostic interview. Neuroticism was assessed using the Maudsley Personality Inventory. The minor alleles of four CHRNA5 polymorphisms (rs588765, rs601079, rs680244 and rs555018) and three CHRNA3 polymorphisms (rs578776, rs6495307 and rs3743078) showed associations with neuroticism. Several of these SNPs also displayed nominal associations with DSM-IV alcohol and nicotine dependence, but tests of mediation suggested that these relations could be partially explained by the presence of co-occurring neuroticism. These findings suggest that genetic variations in nicotinic receptor genes may influence the development of neuroticism, which in turn is involved in the development of AUDs and nicotine dependence in Mexican American young adults.


Author(s):  
Yu Lu ◽  
YoungJu Shin ◽  
Mary W Gitau ◽  
Margaret W Njoroge ◽  
Peter Gitau ◽  
...  

Abstract Despite well-established research on the applications of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in the American culture, TPB has not been fully tested in the Kenyan culture. This study compared the applications of TPB in predicting smoking intentions (i.e., future and weekend smoking intentions) of Kenyan and American young adults. Data were collected from 252 Kenyans and 227 Americans. The Kenyan participants consisted of 41.7% females with a mean age of 25 years (SD = 4.81). The American participants (49.3% females) had an average age of 19 years (SD = 1.30). Multi-group path analysis was performed to test the equivalence of a TPB-based mediation model in Kenyans and Americans. Significant differences of TPB application were detected. In the American model, smoking consequence beliefs were indirectly associated with smoking intentions through attitudes whereas neither direct nor indirect effects of smoking consequence beliefs were detected in the Kenyan model. Instead, normative beliefs indirectly associated with future and weekend smoking intentions through attitudes and subjective norms in the Kenyan model. Despite some overlapping paths, there were cultural variations on specific associations among TPB constructs between Kenyans and Americans. Cultural adaptations may be needed when applying TPB in the Kenyan cultural context.


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