Toward Culturally Aware Ministry: A Foundation For Ministry In Roman Catholic Faith Communities With Mexican American Young Adults

Traditional understandings of ownership emphasize legal or economic property rights, but these conceptions come up short when examining faith communities in the United States context, where congregants often feel and act as “owners,” regardless of legal property rights. International migration to the United States further complicates this “felt ownership” within faith communities, as distinct racial, ethnic, or language groups compete or cooperate around their claims of ownership. In those Roman Catholic faith communities known as “shared parishes,” where multiple racial, ethnic, or language groups have separate worship and ministries but share facilities and leadership (Hoover 2014), the complex negotiations of sharing demonstrate the power dynamics between groups. A two-year case study of three such parishes in the Los Angeles area shows how the “felt ownership” of particular groups is privileged or limited by the various factors that shape the often asymmetrical power dynamics between the groups in U.S. society.

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Exposure to e-cigarette marketing and product use among Mexican American young adults on the US-Mexico border: A pilot study

Cogent Medicine ◽

10.1080/2331205x.2018.1534306 ◽

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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Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Mexican American ◽

Product Use ◽

The Us ◽

Mexico Border ◽

Us Mexico Border ◽

American Young Adults

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CHRNA5 and CHRNA3 Variants and Level of Neuroticism in Young Adult Mexican American Men and Women

Twin Research and Human Genetics ◽

10.1017/thg.2014.11 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 80-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

José R. Criado ◽

Ian R. Gizer ◽

Howard J. Edenberg ◽

Cindy L. Ehlers

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Young Adult ◽

Nicotine Dependence ◽

Mexican Americans ◽

Mexican American ◽

Diagnostic Interview ◽

Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽

Men And Women ◽

Increased Risk ◽

American Young Adults

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.

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Relationship status and mental and physical health among Polish and American young adults: The role of relationship satisfaction and satisfaction with relationship status

Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being ◽

10.1111/aphw.12248 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Katarzyna Adamczyk ◽

Ashley B. Barr ◽

Chris Segrin

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Physical Health ◽

Relationship Status ◽

Satisfaction With Relationship Status ◽

Mental And Physical Health ◽

American Young Adults

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Application of the theory of planned behavior to predict smoking intentions: cross-cultural comparison of Kenyan and American young adults

Health Education Research ◽

10.1093/her/cyaa041 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yu Lu ◽

YoungJu Shin ◽

Mary W Gitau ◽

Margaret W Njoroge ◽

Peter Gitau ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Cultural Adaptations ◽

Cultural Variations ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

American Model ◽

American Young Adults

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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