Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 543-550 , June 2007

Acculturation and Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex in Filipino-American Families: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study

  • Paul J. Chung, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Paul Chung, M.D., M.S., Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 1072 Gayley Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
    • ,
  • Raphael Travis Jr., M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Shelley D. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Sciences, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri
    • ,
  • Marc N. Elliott, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • ,
  • Camillia Lui, M.A., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Asian American Drug Abuse Program, Inc., Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Shefali B. Khandwala, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Theresa M. Dancel, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Lori Vollandt, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Health Education Programs, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Mark A. Schuster, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Received 12 August 2006 ,Accepted 12 January 2007.

References 

  1. Grunbaum JA, Lowry R, Kann L, et al. Prevalence of health risk behaviors among Asian American/Pacific Islander high school students. J Adolesc Health. 2000;27:322–323
  2. CDC. Racial/ethnic disparities in diagnoses of HIV/AIDS- 33 States, 2001–2004. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006;55:121–125
  3. MacDorman MF, Minino AM, Strobino DM, et al. Annual summary of vital statistics—2001. Pediatrics. 2002;110:1037–1052
  4. Schuster MA, Bell RM, Nakajima GA, et al. The sexual practices of Asian and Pacific Islander high school students. J Adolesc Health. 1998;23:221–231
  5. Hou SI, Basen-Engquist K. Human immunodeficiency virus risk behavior among white and Asian/Pacific Islander high school students in the United States: Does culture make a difference?. J Adolesc Health. 1997;20:68–74
  6. Horan PF, DiClemente RJ. HIV knowledge, communication, and risk behaviors among white, Chinese-, and Filipino-American adolescents in a high-prevalence AIDS epicenter: A comparative analysis. Ethn Dis. 1993;3:97–105
  7. Weitz TA, Harper C, Mohllajee AP. Teen pregnancy among Asians and Pacific Islanders in California: Final report. (Report No.: FHS-2001-002). San Francisco: UCSF Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy; 2001;
  8. Wong MM, Klingle RS, Price RK. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among Asian American and Pacific Islander adolescents in California and Hawaii. Addict Behav. 2004;29:127–141
  9. U.S.Census Bureau. The Asian population: 2000. Available at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/c2kbr01-16.pdf. Accessed December 18, 2006.
  10. Quarterly Aids Surveillance Report: HIV Seroepidemiology and Surveillance Section, AIDS Surveillance Unit. San Francisco: San Francisco Department of Public Health; 2005;
  11. Okazaki S. Influences of culture on Asian Americans’ sexuality. J Sex Res. 2002;39:34–41
  12. Miller BC. Family influences on adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior. J Sex Res. 2002;39:22–26
  13. Meschke LL, Bartholomae S, Zentall SR. Adolescent sexuality and parent-adolescent processes: Promoting healthy teen choices. J Adolesc Health. 2002;31:264–279
  14. Perrino T, Gonzalez-Soldevilla A, Pantin H, et al. The role of families in adolescent HIV prevention: A review. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2000;3:81–96
  15. Jaccard J, Dodge T, Dittus P. Maternal discussions about pregnancy and adolescents, attitudes toward pregnancy. J Adolesc Health. 2003;33:84–87
  16. Fasula AM, Miller KS. African-American and Hispanic adolescents’ intentions to delay first intercourse: Parental communication as a buffer for sexually active peers. J Adolesc Health. 2006;38:193–20
  17. Khabagnote F. Filipino-Americans and the pregnant adolescent: Family attitudes, cultural values, and acculturation. Diss Abst Int SectB: Sci Engin. 2004;64:4044
  18. Chung PJ, Borneo H, Kilpatrick SD, et al. Parent-adolescent communication about sex in Filipino American families: A demonstration of community-based participatory research. Ambul Pediatr. 2005;5:50–55
  19. DeBaryshe BD, Yuen S, Stern IR. Psychosocial adjustment in Asian American/Pacific Islander youth: The role of coping strategies, parenting practices, and community social support. Adolesc Fam Health. 2001;2:63–71
  20. Hahm H, Lahiff M, Barreto R. Asian American adolescents’ first sexual intercourse: Gender and acculturation difference. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2006;38:28–36
  21. Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, et al. Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents. J Community Health. 2004;29:427–481
  22. Hahm HC, Lahiff M, Guterman NB. Acculturation and parental attachment in Asian-American adolescents’ alcohol use. J Adolesc Health. 2003;33:119–129
  23. Tang H, Shimizu R, Chen MSJ. English language proficiency and smoking prevalence among California’s Asian Americans. Cancer. 2005;104:2982–2988
  24. Ebin VJ, Sneed CD, Morisky DE, et al. Acculturation and interrelationships between problem and health-promoting behaviors among Latino adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2001;28:62–72
  25. Cobas JA, Balcazar H, Benin MB, et al. Acculturation and low-birthweight infants among Latino women: A reanalysis of HHANES data with structural equation models. Am J Public Health. 1996;86:394–396
  26. Tseng V, Fuligni AJ. Parent-adolescent language use and relationships among immigrant families with East Asian, Filipino, and Latin American backgrounds. J Marriage Fam. 2000;62:465–476
  27. In:  Gebbie K,  Rosenstock L,  Hernandez LM editor. Who Will Keep the Public Healthy: Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2002;
  28. In:  Minkler M,  Wallerstein N editor. Community Based Participatory Research for Health. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 2003;
  29. Leung MW, Yen IH, Minkler M. Community based participatory research: A promising approach for increasing epidemiology’s relevance in the 21st century. Int J Epidemiol. 2004;33:499–506
  30. Kim BSK, Atkinson DR, Yang PH. The Asian Values Scale (AVS): Development, factor analysis, validation, and reliability. J Couns Psychol. 1999;46:342–352
  31. De la Cruz FA, Padilla GV, Agustin EO. Adapting a measure of acculturation for cross-cultural research. J Transcult Nurs. 2000;11:191–198
  32. Brown BB, Mounts N, Lamborn SD, et al. Parenting practices and peer group affiliation in adolescence. Child Dev. 1993;64:467–482
  33. Jacobson KC, Crockett LJ. Parental monitoring and adolescent adjustment: An ecological perspective. J Res Adolesc. 2000;10:65–97
  34. Fletcher AC, Darling NE, Steinberg L, et al. The company they keep: relation of adolescents’ adjustment and behavior to their friends’ perceptions of authoritative parenting in the social network. Dev Psychol. 1995;31:300–301
  35. Lanier MM, Pack RP, DiClemente RJ. Changes in incarcerated adolescents’ human immunodeficiency virus knowledge and selected behaviors from 1988 to 1996. J Adolesc Health. 1999;25:182–186
  36. Hosmer DW, Lemeshow S. Applied Logistic Regression. New York: Wiley; 1989;
  37. Baron RM, Kenny DA. The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1986;51:1173–1182
  38. Chung RH, Kim BS, Abreu JM. Asian American multidimensional acculturation scale: Development, factor analysis, reliability, and validity. Cult Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2004;10:66–68
  39. Sieving RE, Oliphant JA, Blum RW. Adolescent sexual behavior and sexual health. Pediatr Rev. 2002;23:407–416

PII: S1054-139X(07)00023-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.01.004

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 543-550 , June 2007

Article Tools