PMID- 30138045 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191118 LR - 20231005 IS - 1087-0415 (Electronic) IS - 1081-0730 (Print) IS - 1081-0730 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 7 DP - 2018 TI - The Mediating Effect of Adelante brand equity on Latino Immigrant Positive Youth Development Outcomes. PG - 606-613 LID - 10.1080/10810730.2018.1496205 [doi] AB - This paper reports on mediation analysis of effects of the Adelante brand, an innovative program for Latino immigrant adolescents and their families, and positive youth development (PYD) outcomes. Specific objectives were to increase adolescent engagement and participation in a community-based program called Adelante, based on PYD theory, which sought to reduce substance use, sexual risk taking, and interpersonal violence among Latino immigrant youth. A total of 238 parent-child dyads were recruited from a predominantly low-income Latino immigrant community and followed for an average of 22 months. Measures included demographics; acculturation; stress and coping; social support; violence, substance use, and sexual risk attitudes; future expectations; the Adelante brand equity scale; and PYD asset measures. Multiple regression modeling shows that the leadership brand equity construct is associated with decreased proviolence and increased antiviolence attitudes. Additionally, having any program exposure (vs. none) is associated with improved substance abuse attitudes in models adjusting for the loyalty brand equity construct. In mediation analysis, we observed a mediating effect of the leadership brand equity construct on improved antiviolence attitudes among those exposed to the Adelante program. As found in previous research, Adelante brand equity operated as a mediator of program effects on Latino youth PYD outcomes. FAU - Evans, W Douglas AU - Evans WD AD - a Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. FAU - Andrade, Elizabeth L AU - Andrade EL AD - a Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. FAU - Barrett, Nicole D AU - Barrett ND AD - a Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. FAU - Cleary, Sean D AU - Cleary SD AD - a Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. FAU - Snider, Jeremy AU - Snider J AD - b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA. FAU - Edberg, Mark AU - Edberg M AD - a Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. LA - eng GR - P20 MD006898/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - U58 DP005819/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20180823 PL - United States TA - J Health Commun JT - Journal of health communication JID - 9604100 MH - Acculturation MH - Adaptation, Psychological MH - Adolescent MH - *Adolescent Behavior MH - Emigrants and Immigrants/*psychology MH - Female MH - Health Promotion/*methods MH - Hispanic or Latino/*psychology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Parent-Child Relations MH - Poverty MH - *Psychology, Adolescent MH - Safe Sex MH - *Social Marketing MH - Social Support MH - Substance-Related Disorders/prevention & control MH - Violence/prevention & control PMC - PMC6327320 MID - NIHMS1515052 COIS- DISCLOSURE STATEMENT The authors confirm that they have no financial conflicts of interest related to this study. EDAT- 2018/08/24 06:00 MHDA- 2019/11/19 06:00 PMCR- 2019/08/23 CRDT- 2018/08/24 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/11/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1080/10810730.2018.1496205 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Health Commun. 2018;23(7):606-613. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2018.1496205. Epub 2018 Aug 23.