Psychology

Parent-child communication and parental involvement in latino adolescents

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This study examines the associations among parent-child relationship characteristics, acculturation and enculturation, and child externalizing symptoms in a sample of 40 Latino parent-adolescent dyads. Specifically, the associations between parent-child relationship characteristics (i.e., communication and parental involvement) and adolescents' externalizing symptoms are examined. Also examined is whether the relationship between these two aspects of the parent-child relationship and adolescent functioning would be moderated by acculturation and enculturation differences between parents and their children. Significant relationships are found among parent-child communication, parental involvement, and child externalizing behaviors; however, neither the acculturation nor enculturation gap moderates these associations. © 2009 Sage Publications.

Publication Title

Journal of Early Adolescence

Publication Date

2009

Volume

29

Issue

1

First Page

99

Last Page

121

ISSN

0272-4316

DOI

10.1177/0272431608324480

Keywords

Latino adolescents, Latino families, parent-child communication, parental involvement

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