2009/07/17 by Anthony P. S. Guerrero, Stephanie T. Nishimura, Janice Y. Chang +3 · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · Medicine · #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Cultural Differences and Values #Identification (biology) #Psychology #Parental monitoring #Environmental health #Medicine #Developmental psychology #Clinical psychology #Medical emergency #Biology
paper · doi:10.1177/0020764009102772
openalex publication_date 2009/07/17 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
BACKGROUND: Among Filipino youth in Hawai'i, low Filipino cultural identification and low family support may be important risk factors for delinquency. AIMS: To examine, in a sample of Filipino youth in Hawai'i, correlations between delinquent behaviour and the aforementioned - as well as other, potentially mediating - variables. METHODS: A youth risk survey and Filipino Culture Scale were administered to Filipino students (N = 150) in Hawai'i. A parent risk survey was administered to available and consenting parents. RESULTS: Delinquent behaviour correlated positively with acculturative stress, low cultural identification and adverse peer influences; and negatively with total Filipino Culture Scale score. Structural equation modelling suggested that absent/ineffective adults and adverse peer influences might be more important variables compared to low self-esteem and less religiosity, linking low cultural identification to delinquent behaviour. CONCLUSIONS: Although further studies are warranted, to be effective, efforts to prevent delinquency by enhancing Filipino youths' cultural connectedness may also need to enhance family connectedness and address adverse peer influences.