Health care needs specific to adolescent-aged clients are a growing area of concern to health care providers. The majority of adolescents is not ill and thus their care does not require a disease focus. Instead, adolescent health concerns revolve around developmental issues such as independence, sexuality, future career plans, and the development of a value system. Using a qualitative research approach with a convenience sample, this investigator examined 8 Mexican migrant adolescents' perceptions of the developmental issues the literature suggests relevant to an adolescent-aged population. A content analysis of the data revealed domains of meaning surrounding each developmental issue. Three cultural themes were identified from the domains of meaning: (a) acculturation, (b) familism, and (c) aspirations.
Type
text;
citation_publisher
University of Utah;
citation_keywords
Adolescent; Acculturation; Family; Hispanic Americans; Psychosexual Development; Social Values
Subject (MESH)
Adolescent Behavior; Adolescent Health Services; Adolescent Psychology; School Nursing;
citation_dissertation_institution
University of Utah;
citation_dissertation_name
MS;
citation_language
en;
Relation-Is Version Of
Digital reproduction of “Adolescent development of migrant youth.” Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of “Adolescent development of migrant youth.” available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. BF21.5 1988 .P73.
