Daniel W. Soto

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that friends' online behaviors should be considered a viable source of peer influence and that increased efforts should focus on educating adolescents on the negative effects of risky online displays.

TL;DR: Results indicate that improving family functioning will be beneficial for boys’ and girls’ psychological well-being and may be achieved by promoting familismo and respeto for boys and girls and by promoting traditional gender roles for girls.

TL;DR: Among Hispanic young adults, e-cigarettes could increase the likelihood of transitioning from non-user to user of cigarettes or marijuana and was not associated with smoking cessation.

TL;DR: The results support the notion that, although Hispanic boys and girls experience acculturation and discrimination, their mental health and smoking behaviors are differentially affected by these experiences and indicate that accULTuration, gender, and discrimination are important factors to consider when addressing Hispanic youth’s mental healthand substance use behaviors.

TL;DR: Results indicate targeting cultural stressors in interventions may have potential to improve well-being and decrease externalizing behaviors and substance use within this population of recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents.