Acculturation, parent-adolescent conflict, and adolescent adjustment in Mexican American families |
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Authors: | Pasch Lauri A Deardorff Julianna Tschann Jeanne M Flores Elena Penilla Carlos Pantoja Philip |
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Institution: | University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0848, USA. lauri.pasch@ucsfmedctr.org |
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Abstract: | We tested an acculturation model in a community sample of Mexican American families (146 mothers, 137 fathers, and 146 adolescents) that proposed that differences between parents and adolescents in acculturation would be associated with parent-adolescent conflict and adolescent adjustment problems. Contrary to hypotheses, we found that families who exhibited an acculturation gap were not more likely to report parent-adolescent conflict or adolescent adjustment problems. In fact, familial conflict and adolescent sexual experience were associated with high levels of acculturation among adolescents and their parents. Pending replication, these findings suggest that both parent and children acculturation may independently predict familial processes and youth outcomes, irrespective of an acculturation gap. Future research should consider other factors aside from acculturation differences that might account for parent-adolescent conflict and adolescent adjustment in Mexican American families. |
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Keywords: | Acculturation Mexican-American Families Adolescents Parent-Adolescent Conflict |
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