Perceived Maternal Parenting Styles, Cultural Values, and Prosocial Tendencies Among Mexican American Youth

Authoritative parenting is typically considered the gold-standard parenting approach based on studies with largely European American (EA) samples. The current study evaluated a novel, “no-nonsense” parenting style in Mexican American (MA) and EA families, not captured by traditional classifications. Parenting styles of mothers and fathers, cultural values, and youth internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed in 179 MA ( n = 84) and EA ( n = 95) parents and adolescents across 2 years (seventh to ninth grade). MA families showed a higher proportion of “no-nonsense” parenting, characterized by high levels of acceptance as well as harsh discipline and rejection, compared with EA families. Cultural values influenced the link between parenting styles and youth outcomes across ethnicity such that when parents endorsed low adherence to familismo values, authoritative parenting predicted lower youth internalizing and externalizing problems compared with the “no-nonsense” parenting. Yet when parents endorsed strong adherence to familismo values, the authoritative and no-nonsense parenting functioned similarly. Findings have implications for the development of culturally competent parenting interventions that may lead to positive outcomes in youth from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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"Depression symptoms among Mexican American youth: Paternal parenting in in the context of maternal parenting, economic stress, and youth gender": Correction to Ramírez García, Manongdo, and Ozechowski (2013).

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0034879 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 36-36

Keyword(s):

Mexican American ◽

Economic Stress ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Maternal Parenting ◽

Mexican American Youth ◽

Paternal Parenting

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Depression symptoms among Mexican American youth: Paternal parenting in the context of maternal parenting, economic stress, and youth gender.

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0033350 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 27-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jorge I. Ramírez García ◽

Jennifer A. Manongdo ◽

Timothy J. Ozechowski

Keyword(s):

Mexican American ◽

Economic Stress ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Maternal Parenting ◽

Mexican American Youth ◽

Paternal Parenting

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Retrospective Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles in Greece, Italy, and Sweden

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000355 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 399-408

Author(s):

Semira Tagliabue ◽

Maria Giulia Olivari ◽

Elisabeth Hertfelt Wahn ◽

Katerina Maridaki-Kassotaki ◽

Katerina Antonopoulou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

Perceived Parenting ◽

Parental Roles ◽

Maternal Parenting ◽

Mixed Anova ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Permissive Parenting ◽

Assessment Techniques ◽

Structural Invariance

Abstract. Discrepancies in perceived parenting and parental roles across European countries could be due to the use of different assessment techniques or due to mean level differences in the authoritative, authoritarian, or permissive parenting styles. The present study aimed to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ; Robinson, Mandleco, Olsen, & Hart, 1995 , 2001 ) in a sample of 225 Greek, 301 Italian, and 279 Swedish adolescents aged 16–19 years, who evaluated their father’s and mother’s parenting styles during their childhood. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), multigroup CFA, and modified version of the correlated uniqueness model were used to evaluate the structure and invariance of the scale across countries. Measurement and structural invariance was found in the 8-item authoritative scale and 6-item authoritarian scale. A mixed ANOVA (Country × Style × Role) showed that Swedish mothers scored lower than Italian or Greek mothers, and that, in the three countries, mothers were perceived as more authoritative than were fathers.

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Validation of the Children's Hope Scale With Mexican American Youth

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e531092007-001 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Lisa M. Edwards

Keyword(s):

Mexican American ◽

Mexican American Youth ◽

Children’S Hope Scale

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What Does It Mean To Be Mexican (American)? Exploring Youth Ethnic Identity

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000020985306 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 001100002098530

Author(s):

Halleh Hashtpari ◽

Karen W. Tao ◽

Kritzia Merced ◽

Joél Arvizo-Zavala ◽

James Hernández

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Perspective Taking ◽

Academic Outcomes ◽

Mexican American ◽

Interview Protocol ◽

Ethnic Pride ◽

Mexican American Youth ◽

Racial Ethnic ◽

Minimal Research

Children’s racial (e.g., Black, White, Indigenous) and ethnic (e.g., Mexican) identity can influence psychological, social, and academic outcomes. Despite evidence that awareness of racial–ethnic marginalization begins during preadolescence, there is minimal research examining how children talk about identity at this age. The purpose of this study was to examine how preadolescent Mexican American youth conceptualize “who they are.” Specifically, we used the Ethnic-Perspective Taking Ability interview protocol to explore how Mexican American youth, ages 9–11, understand their ethnicity. Thematic analysis revealed four themes: Self as “Other,” Self as Invisible, Self as a Politicized Being, and Self as Community. Participants discussed feeling out of place, often feeling excluded by Whiteness, and needing to code switch. These experiences also were juxtaposed with a sense of ethnic pride and comfort. Implications for practice, advocacy, education, and research are offered.

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