OBJECTIVE To assess the association between weight dissatisfaction, weight status, and weight loss in Mexican-American children participating in a weight management program. METHODS Participants included 265 Mexican American children recruited for a school-based weight management program. All children completed baseline assessments and changes in standardized body mass index (zBMI) were monit...

This paper presents error patterns built on the basis of our comparative analysis of American English and Mexican Spanish phonemes and allophones which can be applied in designing the error detection module of a Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) System for teaching American English pronunciation to Mexican Spanish speakers. Error identification is important for an adequate choice ...

Mexican American men lag behind academically. To that end, this study examined the mediating role of parental encouragement in the relation between familismo and college persistence intentions among 186 Mexican American college men. The mediation analysis suggested that parental encouragement fully, positively, and significantly mediated the relation between familismo and college persistence in...

The relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement of Chicano(a) and/or Mexican American students at Colorado State University was investigated in this study. The participants included 114 undergraduate, full-time students who self-identify as Chicano(a) and/or Mexican American. The quantitative instrument utilized to measure academic self-concept was developed by Reynolds,...

To the Editor.—To address the racial disparity in cardiovascular disease (CVD), Dr Winkleby and colleagues1 recommend theneedfortargeted interventionprograms,changes inhealth policy reforms, and changes in the health care industry. These are indeed important remedies to reduce the growing health status gaps among women and men of color. It is equally important to better understand the role of d...

OBJECTIVE In an effort to develop more effective weight-loss interventions, this study examined the daily experiences and personal struggles of Mexican-American adolescent females with morbid obesity. METHODS Twenty self-identified, morbidly obese Mexican-American adolescent females and their families were interviewed about their food choices, personal and family barriers to weight loss, sour...

This study investigated possible cultural differences in the association of power, authentic self-expression, and well-being within romantic relationships. Participants (N= 314) included European American students from a central Texas university and Mexican American students from a border university. Results indicated that power inequality was associated with a lack of authentic self-expression...

KEY FINDINGS Forty-five percent of adults had at least one of three diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic conditions—hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes; one in eight adults (13%) had two of these conditions; and 3% of adults had all three chronic conditions. Nearly one in seven U.S. adults (15%) had one or more of these conditions undiagnosed. Non-Hispanic black persons were more likely...