Citation

Parra Cardona JR, Domenech-Rodriguez M, Forgatch M, Sullivan CM, Bybee D, Holtrop K, Escobar-Chew AR, Tams L, Dates B, Bernal G. Fam. Process 2012; 51(1): 56-72.

Affiliation

Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Family Process Institute, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01386.x

PMID

22428711

PMCID

PMC3313069

Abstract

Latinos constitute the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. However, the cultural adaptation and dissemination of evidence-based parenting interventions among Latino populations continues to be scarce despite extensive research that demonstrates the long-term positive effects of these interventions. The purpose of this article is threefold: (1) justify the importance of cultural adaptation research as a key strategy to disseminate efficacious interventions among Latinos, (2) describe the initial steps of a program of prevention research with Latino immigrants aimed at culturally adapting an evidence-based intervention informed by parent management training principles, and (3) discuss implications for advancing cultural adaptation prevention practice and research, based on the initial feasibility and cultural acceptability findings of the current investigation.

Language: en