RESUMEN
Qualitative interviews were conducted with 21 Latino immigrant men who participated in a culturally informed batterer intervention. The objectives of this investigation were twofold. First, to identify the treatment components that facilitated the participants' willingness to engage in a process of change aimed at terminating their abusive behaviors. Second, to describe the treatment components that led to their satisfaction with the intervention. Research findings confirm that the Spanish version of the Duluth curriculum can be beneficial for Latino immigrant batterers. Results also demonstrate the critical role of culture as it refers to content of the intervention and method of delivery.
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Criminales , Competencia Cultural , Cultura , Hispánicos o Latinos , Hombres , Satisfacción del Paciente , Maltrato Conyugal/prevención & control , Adulto , Control de la Conducta , Acoso Escolar , Curriculum , Emigrantes e Inmigrantes , Femenino , Humanos , Lenguaje , Masculino , Maltrato Conyugal/etnología , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
Latinos constitute the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. However, the cultural adaptation and dissemination of evidence-based parenting interventions among Latino populations continues to be scarce despite extensive research that demonstrates the long-term positive effects of these interventions. The purpose of this article is threefold: (1) justify the importance of cultural adaptation research as a key strategy to disseminate efficacious interventions among Latinos, (2) describe the initial steps of a program of prevention research with Latino immigrants aimed at culturally adapting an evidence-based intervention informed by parent management training principles, and (3) discuss implications for advancing cultural adaptation prevention practice and research, based on the initial feasibility and cultural acceptability findings of the current investigation.
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Competencia Cultural , Emigrantes e Inmigrantes/psicología , Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Hispánicos o Latinos , Responsabilidad Parental/etnología , Aculturación , Adulto , Niño , Investigación Participativa Basada en la Comunidad , Cultura , Femenino , Investigación sobre Servicios de Salud , Humanos , Masculino , Michigan , Psicometría , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
Despite the unique and challenging circumstances confronting Latino immigrant families, debate still exists as to the need to culturally adapt evidence-based interventions for dissemination with this population. Following the grounded theory approach, the current qualitative investigation utilized focus group interviews with 83 Latino immigrant parents to explore the relevance of culturally adapting an evidence-based parenting intervention to be disseminated within this population. Findings from this study indicate that Latino immigrant parents want to participate in a culturally adapted parenting intervention as long as it is culturally relevant, respectful, and responsive to their life experiences. Research results also suggest that the parenting skills participants seek to enhance are among those commonly targeted by evidence-based parenting interventions. This study contributes to the cultural adaptation/fidelity balance debate by highlighting the necessity of exploring ways to develop culturally adapted interventions characterized by high cultural relevance, as well as high fidelity to the core components that have established efficacy for evidence-based parenting interventions.