TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Fatherhood among gang-involved U.S. Latino youth: qualitative inquiry into key stakeholders' perspectives
JO  - Journal of Latinx psychology
A1  - Acevedo-Polakovich, Ignacio D.
A1  - Kassab, Veronica A.
A1  - Boress, Kaley S. J.
A1  - Barnett, Miya L.
A1  - Grzybowski, Megan M.
A1  - Stout, Stacy
A1  - Richards, Allyn E.
A1  - Bell, Katrina M.
A1  - Crider, Elizabeth A.
A1  - Beck, Kara L.
A1  - Alfaro, Mario
A1  - Saxena, Suchita R.
A1  - Bustos, Tatiana E.
A1  - Ojeda, Lizette
SP  - 137
EP  - 153
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
N2  - Most crimes committed by adolescents in the United States are linked to gang activity, which is disproportionally present in Latina/o communities. Although most gang-involved teenage fathers wish that their children would not join gangs, their parenting tends to foster gang involvement in their children. An improved understanding of fatherhood among gang-involved U.S. Latino youth can inform the development of parenting- and fatherhood-focused interventions. To foster such understanding, we conducted interviews and focus groups with purposive samples of young gang-involved Latino fathers, parents of gang-involved Latino youth, and individuals who provide services or supports to gang-involved youth. Guided by Marshall and Rossman's (1995) broad qualitative approach, we analyzed transcripts of these interviews and discussions, extracting 24 themes, which we organized into 7 categories and three higher order content groupings. We discuss the manner in which these findings describe the experience of fatherhood among gang-involved Latino youth, and point to influences on their parenting- and fatherhood-related attitudes and behavior. We discuss, also, the implications of our findings for the development of parenting- and fatherhood-focused interventions for gang-involved teenage Latino fathers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2578-8086
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lat0000111
ID  - ref1
ER  -