IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v63y2016icp128-135.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Luchamos por nuestros hijos: Latino immigrant parents strive to protect their children from the deleterious effects of anti-immigration policies

Author

Listed:
  • Philbin, Sandy P.
  • Ayón, Cecilia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the strategies used by Latino immigrant parents to protect their children from the deleterious effects of anti-immigration policies. In-depthsemi-structured interviews were conducted with 54 immigrant parents. Informed by constructivist grounded theory, a constant comparative approach was used between and within transcripts during initial and focused coding. Our study highlights the strength and resiliency of immigrant parents as they strive to mitigate the harm of anti-immigrant policies on their children. Common strategies to protect their children focus on securing and promoting safety and well-being(let children live their childhood, be prepared, consejos), enhancing their own capacity to provide (pursue education, obtain papers), and engaging in change efforts within their community. Parents believed these efforts could diminish the negative effects of anti-immigration policies. Immigrant Latino communities will be better served in the future if engaged professionals incorporate empowerment and strength based models within their practice.

Suggested Citation

  • Philbin, Sandy P. & Ayón, Cecilia, 2016. "Luchamos por nuestros hijos: Latino immigrant parents strive to protect their children from the deleterious effects of anti-immigration policies," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 128-135.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:63:y:2016:i:c:p:128-135
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.019
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740916300548
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.019?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Lyons, Sandra J. & Henly, Julia R. & Schuerman, John R., 2005. "Informal support in maltreating families: Its effect on parenting practices," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 21-38, January.
    2. Mulvaney-Day, Norah E. & Alegría, Margarita & Sribney, William, 2007. "Social cohesion, social support, and health among Latinos in the United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 64(2), pages 477-495, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Ayón, Cecilia & Ojeda, Imelda & Ruano, Elizabeth, 2018. "Cultural socialization practices among Latino immigrant families within a restrictive immigration socio-political context," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 57-65.
    2. Carolyn Heinrich & Mónica Hernández & Mason Shero, 2023. "Repercussions of a Raid: Health and Education Outcomes of Children Entangled in Immigration Enforcement," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 42(2), pages 350-392, March.
    3. Lucía I. Floríndez & Daniella C. Floríndez & Francesca M. Floríndez & Dominique H. Como & Elizabeth Pyatak & Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati & Jose C. Polido & Sharon A. Cermak, 2019. "Oral Care Experiences of Latino Parents/Caregivers with Children with Autism and with Typically Developing Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-14, August.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Ayón, Cecilia, 2011. "Latino families and the public child welfare system: Examining the role of social support networks," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(10), pages 2061-2066, October.
    2. Johnston, David W. & Lordan, Grace, 2012. "Discrimination makes me sick! An examination of the discrimination–health relationship," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 99-111.
    3. Alexander Maas & Liang Lu, 2021. "Elections have Consequences: Partisan Politics may be Literally Killing Us," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 45-56, January.
    4. Zhang, Wei & Ta, Van M., 2009. "Social connections, immigration-related factors, and self-rated physical and mental health among Asian Americans," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 68(12), pages 2104-2112, June.
    5. Kang, Jiyoung, 2012. "Pathways from social support to service use among caregivers at risk of child maltreatment," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 933-939.
    6. Riumallo-Herl, Carlos Javier & Kawachi, Ichiro & Avendano, Mauricio, 2014. "Social capital, mental health and biomarkers in Chile: Assessing the effects of social capital in a middle-income country," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 47-58.
    7. Teo, Celine & Chum, Antony, 2020. "The effect of neighbourhood cohesion on mental health across sexual orientations: A longitudinal study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 265(C).
    8. Lin Zhu, 2017. "Depression Risks and Correlates among Different Generations of Chinese Americans: The Effects of Relationships with Friends and Relatives," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 6(2), pages 1-18, June.
    9. Zhang, Wei & Hong, Seunghye & Takeuchi, David T. & Mossakowski, Krysia N., 2012. "Limited English proficiency and psychological distress among Latinos and Asian Americans," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(6), pages 1006-1014.
    10. Samari, Goleen, 2016. "Cross-border ties and Arab American mental health," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 93-101.
    11. Nagisa Mori & Azusa Arimoto & Etsuko Tadaka, 2022. "Exploring an Applied Ecological Model of the Effects of Household, School, and Community Environments on Adolescent Mental Health in Japan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-15, December.
    12. Jiang, Yanping & Li, Mengting & Chung, Tammy, 2023. "Living alone and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older adults: The moderating role of perceived neighborhood cohesion," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 317(C).
    13. Bjornstrom, Eileen E.S. & Kuhl, Danielle C., 2014. "A different look at the epidemiological paradox: Self-rated health, perceived social cohesion, and neighborhood immigrant context," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 118-125.
    14. Edip Ayguler & Sema Buz & Bekir Guzel, 2021. "Barriers in Achieving Social Cohesion: A Qualitative Study," Journal of Economy Culture and Society, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 63(63), pages 339-357, June.
    15. Bilecen, Başak & Vacca, Raffaele, 2021. "The isolation paradox: A comparative study of social support and health across migrant generations in the U.S," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 283(C).
    16. Schofield, Thomas J. & Conger, Rand D. & Gonzales, Joseph E. & Merrick, Melissa T., 2016. "Harsh parenting, physical health, and the protective role of positive parent-adolescent relationships," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 18-26.
    17. Hong, Seunghye & Zhang, Wei & Walton, Emily, 2014. "Neighborhoods and mental health: Exploring ethnic density, poverty, and social cohesion among Asian Americans and Latinos," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 117-124.
    18. Mariana T. Guzzardo & Wallis E. Adams & Irina L. G. Todorova & Luis M. Falcón, 2017. "Harmonizing Beliefs With Realities: Social Support Among Older Puerto Ricans With Disabilities," SAGE Open, , vol. 7(2), pages 21582440177, June.
    19. Plascak, Jesse J. & Molina, Yamile & Wu-Georges, Samantha & Idris, Ayah & Thompson, Beti, 2016. "Latino residential segregation and self-rated health among Latinos: Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012–2014," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 38-47.
    20. Cheung, Connie & Goodman, Deborah & Leckie, George & Jenkins, Jennifer M., 2011. "Understanding contextual effects on externalizing behaviors in children in out-of-home care: Influence of workers and foster families," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(10), pages 2050-2060, October.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:63:y:2016:i:c:p:128-135. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.