Citation

Zhang J, Savla J, Cheng HL. Youth Soc. 2019; 51(6): 793-813.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0044118X17717501

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Using data from Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, this study examined the longitudinal effects of cumulative risk of immigrant parents on immigrant youth's health and educational achievement in young adulthood. The mediating effects of intra- (i.e., family cohesion) and inter-familial (i.e., parental school involvement) social capital were also examined. The findings showed that cumulative risk was negatively associated with youth's health and educational achievement in young adulthood. In addition, parental school involvement mediated the association between cumulative risk and youth's health and educational achievement. The findings suggest that inter-familial social connections may be a critical intervention target for immigrant youth preventive interventions.

Language: en