Promoting Resilience During Adolescence: Voices of Latino Youth and Parents

Difficult social circumstances contribute to numerous problems among Latino youth, which can include risky behaviors, school disengagement, health disparities, and relatively high rates of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS. To promote health and healthy development in...

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Published in:	Youth & society Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 735 - 755
Main Authors:	Bosma, Linda M., Orozco, Lumarie, Barriga, Crystal C., Rosas-Lee, Maira, Sieving, Renee E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-09-2019 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Academic Achievement Access to Information Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Action research Adolescents AIDS Barriers Community based action research Community research Cultural Influences Discrimination Disengagement Ethnicity Family Relationship Health behavior Health disparities Health problems Health Promotion Hispanic Americans HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Immigration Interpersonal Relationship Latin American cultural groups Motivation Neighborhoods Parent Role Parents Parents & parenting Participatory research Peer Influence Prejudice Protective factors Race Racial Bias Racial Discrimination Racism Resilience Resilience (Psychology) Risk taking Rituals Self Concept Self Efficacy Self Management Sexually transmitted diseases Sociocultural factors Socioeconomic Influences STD Teams Unwanted pregnancy Young Adults Youth Minnesota (Minneapolis) Minnesota (Saint Paul) resiliency health Latino focus groups race/ethnicity
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Summary:	Difficult social circumstances contribute to numerous problems among Latino youth, which can include risky behaviors, school disengagement, health disparities, and relatively high rates of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS. To promote health and healthy development in spite of exposure to substantial social challenge, it is important to identify factors that contribute to resilience among Latino youth. We examine focus group data from the ¡Encuentro! study (10 youth groups, four parent groups) to learn elements identified by Latino youth and parents that support adolescents in reaching their goals. Honoring principles of community-based participatory research, a community–university analysis team coded data for emerging themes and identified protective factors within Masten’s resilience framework. All individual, social, and sociocultural protective factors in Masten’s framework were evident, including positive cultural standards, rituals, relationships, and supports. Challenges to resilience specific to Latino youth included prejudice and discrimination related to race/ethnicity and immigration.
ISSN:	0044-118X 1552-8499
DOI:	10.1177/0044118X17708961