The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health

Seth J. Schwartz is Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. His research focuses on personal and cultural identity among diverse groups of adolescents and emerging adults, as well as acculturative processes among immigrants, and the effects of these identity and cultural processes on health outcomes.Jennifer B. Unger is Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the psychosocial and cultural influences on health behaviors, tobacco regulatory science, entertainment-education approaches to health promotion for low-literacy populations, and dissemination of health information through social media.

• 1. Acculturation and Health: State of the Field and Recommended DirectionsSeth J. Schwartz and Jennifer B. Unger2. Theories and Models of AcculturationJohn W. Berry3. Biculturalism: Negotiating Multiple Cultural StreamsSeth J. Schwartz, Dina Birman, Verónica Benet-Martínez, and Jennifer B. Unger4. Acculturation, Vitality, and Bilingual HealthcareRichard Y. Bourhis and Annie Montreuil5. Acculturation Research Critiques and Alternative Research DesignsFloyd Rudmin, Bo Wang, and Joaquim de Castro6. Acculturation Measurement: From Simple Proxies to Sophisticated ToolkitMarina M. Doucerain, Norman Segalowitz, and Andrew G. Ryder7. Acculturative Stress and Bicultural Stress: Psychological Measurement and Mental HealthAndrea Romero and Brandy Piña-Watson8. Redefining the Contexts of Acculturation Related Stress Among Latino AdultsRichard C. Cervantes and Thuy Bui9. Theory and Measurement of Foreigner ObjectificationJoyce P. Lee, Richard M. Lee, and Alisia G. T.T. Tran10. Remote Acculturation: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Implications for Health OutcomesGail M. Ferguson, Steve P. Tran, Shawn N. Mendez, and Fons J.R. van de Vijver11. Methodological Considerations for Comparative Research on Acculturation and HealthColleen Ward, Taciano L. Milfont, and Ype H. Poortinga12. Latino and Asian Immigrant Adult Health: Paradoxes and ExplanationsCarmela Alcántara, Cindy D. Estevez, and Margarita Alegría13. Growing up in the U.S. Inner City: Exploring the Adolescent Development and Acculturation of Urban Suicidal LatinasCarolina Hausmann-Stabile, Lauren Gulbas, and Luis Zayas14. Acculturation and Alcohol Use: The Role of Environmental ContextsMiguel Pinedo, Sarah Zemore, Cheryl Cherpitel, and Raul Caetano15. Acculturation and Alcohol Use Among Hispanic and Asian American College Students: What Do We Know and Where Could We Go?Byron L. Zamboanga, Cara C. Tomaso, and P. Priscilla Lui16. Acculturation and Tobacco/Illicit Drug Use in Hispanic YouthAlan Meca, Lauren G. Reinke, and Lawrence M. Scheier17. Acculturation and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults from Immigrant FamiliesJennifer Tsai, Davida Becker, Steve Sussman, Ricky Blumenthal, Jennifer B. Unger, and Seth J. Schwartz18. Acculturation and Violence in Minority AdolescentsPaul Richard Smokowski, Martica Bacallao, Corinne David-Ferdon, Nancy Stroupe, and Caroline B.R. Evans19. Acculturation and Physical Activity Among LatinosAna F. Abraído-Lanza, Karen R. Flórez, and Rachel C. Shelton20. Developing a Theoretical Framework for Studies on Acculturation and Chronic DiseaseAimee Afable-Munsuz and Eliseo Perez-Stable21. Depression Fotonovela: Integrating Cultural Factors and Entertainment-Education to Improve Depression Literacy in the Latino CommunityLeopoldo J. Cabassa22. Cultural Adaptation of Preventive Interventions in Hispanic YouthSara M. St. George, J. Rubén Parra-Cardona, Denise C. Vidot, Lourdes M. Molleda, Ana Quevedo Terán, Daniela Castillo Onetto, Javiera Benitez Gibbons, and Guillermo Prado23. Systems Contexts for Designing Culturally-Adapted Prevention InterventionsFelipe González Castro, Tara G. Bautista, Maria Isabel Hombrados Mendieta, Sandra Oviedo Ramirez, Nazanin M. Heydarian, and Allyson S. Hughes24. Promoting Biculturalism in Order to Prevent Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Immigrant FamiliesMartica Bacallao and Paul Richard Smokowski25. Future Directions for Research on Acculturation and HealthJennifer B. Unger and Seth J. Schwartz