A Longitudinal Analysis of Hispanic Youth Acculturation and Cigarette Smoking: The Roles of Gender Culture Family and Discrimination

摘要

Introduction:Risk for smoking initiation increases as Hispanic youth acculturate to U.S. society, and this association seems to be stronger for Hispanic girls than boys. To better understand the influence of culture, family, and everyday discrimination on cigarette smoking, we tested a process-oriented model of acculturation and cigarette smoking.