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Impact Of Acculturation On Body Mass Index In Haitians, Nirva Berthold
Impact Of Acculturation On Body Mass Index In Haitians, Nirva Berthold
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Longer-term immigrants residing in the United States exhibit physical health decline related to higher body mass index (BMI). Theories on immigrant acculturation have been used to examine health patterns by length of stay in the United States. The purpose of this cross-sectional study, guided by the Schwartz model of acculturation, was to examine the effect of acculturation and length of stay in the United States on BMI in a sample of Haitian immigrants living in the Northeast Metropolitan area. The research question was used to examine the effects of acculturation and length of stay on BMI in the convenience sample …
Nonreciprocal Language And Its Influence In Mother-Child Relationships, Karen Kuemerle-Pinillos
Nonreciprocal Language And Its Influence In Mother-Child Relationships, Karen Kuemerle-Pinillos
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Acculturation research has gained interest due to the increasing levels of immigration to the United States. The population of interest for this study was the Latino immigrant population in the United States, as they represent the largest and fastest growing minority in the country. One challenge Latino immigrants can face during the acculturation process is a phenomenon described as nonreciprocal language. This phenomenon is present when first generation parents speak in their native language of Spanish and their children, who are second-generation immigrants, speak in the host culture language of English. The purpose of this study was to focus on …