Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Volume

10

Issue

Special Issue 2

First Page

15

Last Page

24

ISSN

1545-8717

Keywords

Latino paradox, health, ethnicity, children, immigrants

Abstract

This study examined the effects of ethnicity and immigration status on subjective and objective health (Body Mass Index; BMI) for Latino and European American children. Social identity and comparison theories were used to frame the investigation. Southern California parents were randomly selected to complete a telephone interview about their children’s health yielding a sample of 165 European American and 152 Latino participants. Compared to European Americans, Latinos evidenced poorer subjective and objective health. Latino children who had a caregiver who was a citizen had better subjective health than Latino children whose caregiver was not a citizen. BMI was correlated with subjective health for European American children but not for Latinos. Our findings add to the literature on the Latino Paradox and the healthy immigrant effect, specifically as it relates to children.

Comments

Granillo, C., Chavez, D. V., Garcia, D., & Campbell, K. (2012). Exploring the Latino health paradox in children. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, Special Issue II: Health Disparities on Latino Communities, 10, 15-24, originally published online at http://www.cjhp.org/SpecialIssue2_2012/documents/15-24Chavez.pdf

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