Mother-Adolescent Communication about Tobacco Use in Urban Puerto Rican and Dominican Families

Autor/inn/en	Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent; Bouris, Alida M.; Dittus, Patricia; Jaccard, James
Titel	Mother-Adolescent Communication about Tobacco Use in Urban Puerto Rican and Dominican Families
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 40 (2008) 1, S.86-113 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X07308072
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Focus Groups; Parent Child Relationship; Adolescents; Social Influences; Puerto Ricans; Interpersonal Communication; Smoking; Hispanic Americans; Urban Areas; Intervention; Middle School Students; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sozialer Einfluss; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Rauchen; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Urban area; Stadtregion; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Research on parent-adolescent communication about cigarette smoking in Latino families remains relatively scarce. This dearth of information is worrisome given the high rates of tobacco use among Latino adolescents and the large burden borne by adult Latinos in smoking-related morbidity and mortality. This study presents qualitative data on parent-adolescent communication about cigarette smoking in a sample of urban Latino families. The authors conducted 12 focus groups with 40 Puerto Rican and Dominican mother-adolescent dyads (N = 80) residing in the Bronx community of New York. The findings indicate that the mothers were comfortable discussing smoking-related issues with their children. Adolescents expressed a desire to discuss tobacco-related issues with their mothers, although some feared parental punishment. The results highlight a gap in parental knowledge and efficacy regarding social influences to smoke. Results are discussed in the context of developing focused interventions aimed at reducing cigarette smoking among Latino youth. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10