Date Published:
05/2012

Publication Type:
Journal Article

Authors:

A. Arentoft
D. Byrd
R.N. Robbins
J. Monzones
C. Miranda
A. Rosario
K. Coulehan
A. Fuentes
K. Kubo-Germano
E. D'Aquila
J. Sheynin
F. Fraser
S. Morgello
M. Rivera-Mindt

Secondary:
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volume:
34

Pagination:
814-825

Issue:
8

URL:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

DOI:
10.1080/13803395.2012.683856

Keywords:
Acculturation;Cognition;External;HIV;Latina;Neuropsychology

Abstract:
<p>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.</p>