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Understanding the Effect of Acculturation and Neighborhood Disorder on Adolescents' Positive Development and Delinquent Behavior

Estevez, Nicolle A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1470011950

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2016, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Sociology and Criminology.
Drawing from the theoretical framework of the social disorganization, the present study explored how primary caregivers’ level of acculturation affected Hispanic adolescents’ positive development, conceptualized through the five Cs and their delinquent behavior, as well how neighborhood conditions and collective efficacy also affect adolescents’ positive development and delinquency. Much of the literature regarding adolescent acculturation has focused on adolescents’ mental health, delinquency, or academic. To date, there are no studies that examine how acculturation impacts adolescents’ positive youth development, specifically their Five C’s. My study attempted to fill the gap in this literature. Using secondary survey data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) I explored whether Hispanic acculturated parents, neighborhood disorder, and collective efficacy impacted adolescents’ positive development, as conceptualized through the five Cs and delinquency. Due to the clustered nature of the PHDCN data, I closely followed the methodology used by Sampson and colleagues (2005) and performed a multilevel logistic regression model that estimated the effect of acculturation. My analysis found similar results to previous research (Lopez and O’Donnell-Brummett 2003; Marsiglia, Kulis, and Hecht 2001; Wong 1999; Szapocznik and Kurtines 1993; Touliatos and Lindholm 1980) acculturation did have an effect on adolescents’ delinquency. In general, adolescents with less acculturated parents were significantly less likely to be delinquent. However, regarding adolescents’ positive youth development, my study found that acculturation did not have an impact on their positive development.
Richard Adams (Committee Chair)
Allyson Drinkard (Committee Member)
Adrianne Frech (Committee Member)
46 p.
Sociology
Delinquency; Positive Youth Development; Hispanic Acculturation; Collective Efficacy; Neighborhoods

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  • Estevez, N. A. (2016). Understanding the Effect of Acculturation and Neighborhood Disorder on Adolescents' Positive Development and Delinquent Behavior [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1470011950

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Estevez, Nicolle . Understanding the Effect of Acculturation and Neighborhood Disorder on Adolescents' Positive Development and Delinquent Behavior. 2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1470011950.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Estevez, Nicolle . "Understanding the Effect of Acculturation and Neighborhood Disorder on Adolescents' Positive Development and Delinquent Behavior." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1470011950

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