Cultural differences in health and risk behaviors

Studies with Mexican American Youth

    • Cruz, R.A., King, K.M., Bamaca-Colbert, M., Mechammil, M. & Robins, R.W. (accepted). Mexican-origin youth substance use trajectories: Associations with cultural and family factors. Child Development.
    • Cruz, R. A., King, K. M., Cauce, A. M., Conger, R. D., & Robins, R. (2017). Cultural orientation trajectories and substance use: Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth. Child Development, 88, 555-572. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12586 [pdf]
    • Cruz, R.A.; Gonzales, N.; Corona, M.; King, K.M.; Cauce, A.M.; Widaman, K.F.; Robins, R. & Conger, R. (2014). Cultural dynamics and marital relationship quality in Mexican-origin families. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 844. http://doi.org/10.1037/a0038123 [pdf]
    • Cruz, R.A., King, K.M., Widaman, K., Leu, J., Cauce, A.M., & Conger, R. (2011). The father-child relationship in cultural context: Cultural influences on relationship quality in two-parent Mexican-origin families. Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 731-740. http://doi.org/10.1037/a0025128 [pdf]

Studies with Asian American Youth

    • Luk, J.W., King, K.M., McCarty, C.A., McCauley, E., & Vander Stoep, A. (2017). Prospective effects of parenting on substance use and problems across Asian/Pacific Islander and European American youth: tests of moderated mediation. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78, 4, 521-530.https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2017.78.521
    • Luk, J. W., King, K. M., McCarty, C. A., Stoep, A. V., & McCauley, E. (2016). Measurement invariance testing of a three-factor model of parental warmth, psychological control, and knowledge across European American and Asian/Pacific Islander American youth. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 7, 97-107. http://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000040 [pdf]
    • Luk, J. W., Patock-Peckham J. A., & King, K. M. (2015). Are dimensions of parenting differentially linked to substance use across Caucasian and Asian American college students? Substance Use and Misuse, 50, 1360-1369. http://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2015.1013134 [pdf]
    • Luk, J.W., Emery, R.L., Karyadi, K.A., Patock-Peckham, J.A., & King, K.M. (2013). Religiosity and substance use among Asian American college students: Moderated effects of race and acculturation. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 130, 142-149. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.10.023 [pdf]