'He supported me 100%': Mexican-immigrant fathers, daughters, and adolescent sexual health. Issue 4 (18th May 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'He supported me 100%': Mexican-immigrant fathers, daughters, and adolescent sexual health. Issue 4 (18th May 2020)
- Main Title:
- 'He supported me 100%': Mexican-immigrant fathers, daughters, and adolescent sexual health
- Authors:
- Coleman-Minahan, Kate
Samari, Goleen - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Objective: First and second generation Mexican-origin adolescents in the U.S. face social and economic disadvantage and sexual health disparities. Although fathers can support child and adolescent development, the literature has portrayed Mexican-origin immigrant fathers as emotionally distant and sexist. This study aims to treat migration as a social determinant of health to examine father-daughter relationships and adolescent sexual health in Mexican-origin immigrant families. Methods: Integrating qualitative data from life history interviews with 21 Mexican-origin young women in immigrant families with quantitative data on first and second generation Mexican-origin young women in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, this study describes father-daughter relationships, examines the association between father-daughter relationships and daughters' early sexual initiation, and considers the impact of migration on the father-daughter relationship and sexual health among Mexican-origin young women. Results: Qualitative data identify four types of father-daughter relationships: 'good, ' hostile, distant, and conflicted. Supporting the qualitative patterns, quantitative data find that positive or 'good' father-daughter relationship quality is significantly associated with reduced risk of early sexual initiation. Importantly, father-daughter separation across borders and economic inequality facing immigrant families is associated with hostile orABSTRACT: Objective: First and second generation Mexican-origin adolescents in the U.S. face social and economic disadvantage and sexual health disparities. Although fathers can support child and adolescent development, the literature has portrayed Mexican-origin immigrant fathers as emotionally distant and sexist. This study aims to treat migration as a social determinant of health to examine father-daughter relationships and adolescent sexual health in Mexican-origin immigrant families. Methods: Integrating qualitative data from life history interviews with 21 Mexican-origin young women in immigrant families with quantitative data on first and second generation Mexican-origin young women in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, this study describes father-daughter relationships, examines the association between father-daughter relationships and daughters' early sexual initiation, and considers the impact of migration on the father-daughter relationship and sexual health among Mexican-origin young women. Results: Qualitative data identify four types of father-daughter relationships: 'good, ' hostile, distant, and conflicted. Supporting the qualitative patterns, quantitative data find that positive or 'good' father-daughter relationship quality is significantly associated with reduced risk of early sexual initiation. Importantly, father-daughter separation across borders and economic inequality facing immigrant families is associated with hostile or distant father-daughter relationship quality and increased risk of early sexual initiation. Conclusions: Reports of good father-daughter relationships are common and may protect against early sexual initiation in Mexican-origin immigrant families. Policies that keep families together and reduce economic inequality among immigrants may also reduce sexual health disparities among immigrant adolescents. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Ethnicity & health. Volume 25:Issue 4(2020)
- Journal:
- Ethnicity & health
- Issue:
- Volume 25:Issue 4(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 25, Issue 4 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0025-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 560
- Page End:
- 579
- Publication Date:
- 2020-05-18
- Subjects:
- Immigration -- fathers -- low-income families -- parent–child relations -- adolescent sexual/contraceptive behavior
Ethnic groups -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals
Ethnic groups -- Medical care -- Periodicals
Medical care -- Cross-cultural studies -- Periodicals
Ethnic Groups -- periodicals
Delivery of Health Care -- periodicals
Social Sciences -- periodicals
362.1089 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ceth20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/13557858.2018.1439897 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1355-7858
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