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. 2012;34(8):814-25.
doi: 10.1080/13803395.2012.683856. Epub 2012 May 25.

Multidimensional effects of acculturation on English-language neuropsychological test performance among HIV+ Caribbean Latinas/os

Alyssa Arentoft  1 , Desiree Byrd, Reuben N Robbins, Jennifer Monzones, Caitlin Miranda, Ana Rosario, Kelly Coulehan, Armando Fuentes, Kaori Kubo Germano, Erica D'Aquila, Jacob Sheynin, Felicia Fraser, Susan Morgello, Monica Rivera Mindt
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Multidimensional effects of acculturation on English-language neuropsychological test performance among HIV+ Caribbean Latinas/os

Alyssa Arentoft et al. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2012.

Abstract

Acculturation has been linked to neuropsychological performance in several ethnic groups. However, research among Latina/o samples has examined primarily Mexicans/Mexican Americans and has not examined Latina/o clinical populations of Caribbean descent. This study examined associations between a multidimensional acculturation measure and neuropsychological performance among 82 HIV+ Caribbean Latina/o adults. Multivariate results showed that US acculturation significantly predicted 11-14% of the variance in global neuropsychological functioning, verbal fluency, and processing speed, whereas Latina/o acculturation predicted 6-8% of the variance in motor and executive function (trend level associations). Both linguistic and nonlinguistic cultural factors had distinct effects on neuropsychological performance.

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