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1.	Schmitz, Mark F.
1.	Cultural and Acculturation Differences in Trajectories of Home Environment Inventory Scores for Latino Children and Families Journal of Family Issues 26,5 (July 2005): 568-583. Also: http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/26/5/568.abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Age at Birth; Children, Poverty; Ethnic Differences; Hispanics; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Immigrants; Interviewing Method; Language Problems; Modeling, Multilevel; Mothers, Education; Testing Conditions Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study examines the influence of social context on the home environment for children aged 0 to 14 years, testing for differences between Cubans (n = 47),Mexicans (n = 240),Mexican Americans (n = 415), and Puerto Ricans (n = 162). Hierarchical linear models showed significant cultural and acculturation effects on the trajectories of cognitive stimulation and emotional support in the home environment. The home environment of families in which the mother reported more U.S. ancestry showed significant declines in cognitive stimulation, whereas families in which the mother was more likely to use Spanish during the study interview showed significant increases in cognitive stimulation as the child aged. In contrast, no significant acculturation effects were found for the trajectories of emotional support in the home.
	Bibliography Citation Schmitz, Mark F. "Cultural and Acculturation Differences in Trajectories of Home Environment Inventory Scores for Latino Children and Families." Journal of Family Issues 26,5 (July 2005): 568-583.

2.	Schmitz, Mark F.
2.	Effects of Childhood Foster Care and Adoption on Adulthood Childbearing Children and Youth Services Review 27,1 (January 2005): 85-98. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740904001641 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Adoption; Childbearing; Childhood Residence; Family Structure; Foster Care; Modeling, Growth Curve/Latent Trajectory Analysis; Poverty Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), latent growth curve modeling was used to examine the trajectories of adulthood childbearing. Respondents consisted of 195 subjects who were raised by an adoptive family, 78 who raised by a foster family for 4 months or more, 200 who were raised by stepparents for 4 months or more, and 200 who were raised by both biological parents until age 18. In the first-stage analyses, foster-parented respondents showed significantly greater linear increases in the number of childbirths per year and significant deceleration in childbirth, as compared with biological- and adoptive-parented respondents. In the second-stage analyses, there were significant differences between the groups in the effects of education on the initial level of childbirth, with step- and adoptive-parented respondents having significantly more negative relationships for education than did biological-parented respondents. Likewise, adoptive-parented respondents showed a significantly more positive relationship between persistent poverty status and the initial level of childbirth, as compared with biological- and foster-parented respondents.
	Bibliography Citation Schmitz, Mark F. "Effects of Childhood Foster Care and Adoption on Adulthood Childbearing ." Children and Youth Services Review 27,1 (January 2005): 85-98.

3.	Schmitz, Mark F.
3.	Influence of Social and Family Contexts on Self-Esteem of Latino Youth Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 28,4 (November 2006): 516-530. Also: http://hjb.sagepub.com/content/28/4/516.abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Children, Academic Development; Children, Home Environment; Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Family Structure; Hispanic Studies; Home Environment; Self-Esteem; Socioeconomic Status (SES) Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The study presented here examines the influence of social and family contexts on the self-esteem of Mexican (n = 287), Mexican American (n = 558), and Puerto Rican (n = 212) children. Using data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, tests of a longitudinal path model show significant social and family effects on the cognitive stimulation and emotional support in the home environment and on academic self-esteem. However, the home environment was not predictive of child global self-esteem and thus did not support the proposed mediator hypothesis. These results indicate that socioeconomic status and family structure influence the presence of a cognitively stimulating and emotionally supportive home environment, but these aspects of the home environment do not influence the development of child self-worth and scholastic self-perception. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
	Bibliography Citation Schmitz, Mark F. "Influence of Social and Family Contexts on Self-Esteem of Latino Youth." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 28,4 (November 2006): 516-530.

4.	Schmitz, Mark F.
4.	Influences of Race and Family Environment on Child Hyperactivity and Antisocial Behavior Journal of Marriage and Family 65,4 (November 2003): 835-849. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3599894 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavior, Antisocial; Behavioral Problems; Children, Poverty; Discipline; Ethnic Differences; Family Influences; Hispanics; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Modeling, Growth Curve/Latent Trajectory Analysis; Modeling, Mixed Effects; Racial Differences Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, latent growth curve modeling was used to examine relationships between trajectories of child hyperactivity and antisocial behavior symptoms for African Americans (n = 680), European Americans (n = 1195), and Hispanics (n = 432). A systematic examination of predictors of, and interrelationships between, these trajectories was tested based on two distinct models of family influences in the development of child behavior problems. Overall, child hyperactivity mediated the effects of family environment on child antisocial behavior, but with key racial differences. The results indicate the importance of conceptualizing patterns of family interaction as adaptive responses to the environment, rather than individual developmental interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
	Bibliography Citation Schmitz, Mark F. "Influences of Race and Family Environment on Child Hyperactivity and Antisocial Behavior." Journal of Marriage and Family 65,4 (November 2003): 835-849.

5.	Schmitz, Mark F. Velez, Maricruz
5.	Latino Cultural Differences in Maternal Assessments of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms in Children Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 25,1 (February 2003): 110-112. Also: http://hjb.sagepub.com/content/25/1/110.abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Attention/Attention Deficit; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Health; Children, Behavioral Development; Ethnic Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Many aspects of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are likely influenced by culture, particularly the differences in perceptions of child behavior and the demands of the environment in homes, schools, and communities of people from different ethnic and cultural groups. In particular, ADHD-related behaviors must be understood within the context of cultural environments and expectations. This study examined differences in parental evaluations of ADHD-related child behaviors in the following three Latino ethnic populations: Mexican (n = 81), Mexican American (n = 179), and Puerto Rican (n = 60). Overall, results indicate an important role for acculturation in mothers' perceptions of ADHD-related behaviors but only in the measures of hyperactivity and not in the attention deficit aspects of the disorder. Mothers from different Latino cultures and at different levels of acculturation differentially assess specific symptoms of ADHD, indicating the need for careful reassessment of the validity of the disorder for Latino families.
	Bibliography Citation Schmitz, Mark F. and Maricruz Velez. "Latino Cultural Differences in Maternal Assessments of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms in Children." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 25,1 (February 2003): 110-112.

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