TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived Maternal Parenting Styles, Cultural Values, and Prosocial Tendencies Among Mexican American Youth
AU - Davis, Alexandra N.
AU - Carlo, Gustavo
AU - Knight, George P.
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - The present study aimed to extend research on parenting and positive development of Latino youth. Participants were 207 Mexican American adolescents (M age = 10.9 years, SD = 0.83 years; 50% girls) who completed measures of their parents' supportive and firm parenting, their own endorsement of respect and traditional gender role values, and their tendency to engage in six forms of prosocial behaviors. Maternal nativity was also considered as an initial predictor of parenting, adolescents' cultural values, and adolescents' prosocial behaviors. Overall, the results demonstrated that maternal nativity was associated with traditional gender roles and specific forms of prosocial behaviors. Parenting dimensions were differentially associated with respect and traditional gender role values and prosocial behaviors. Cultural values, in turn, were associated with multiple forms of prosocial behaviors. Gender differences in the processes were also explored.
AB - The present study aimed to extend research on parenting and positive development of Latino youth. Participants were 207 Mexican American adolescents (M age = 10.9 years, SD = 0.83 years; 50% girls) who completed measures of their parents' supportive and firm parenting, their own endorsement of respect and traditional gender role values, and their tendency to engage in six forms of prosocial behaviors. Maternal nativity was also considered as an initial predictor of parenting, adolescents' cultural values, and adolescents' prosocial behaviors. Overall, the results demonstrated that maternal nativity was associated with traditional gender roles and specific forms of prosocial behaviors. Parenting dimensions were differentially associated with respect and traditional gender role values and prosocial behaviors. Cultural values, in turn, were associated with multiple forms of prosocial behaviors. Gender differences in the processes were also explored.
KW - cultural values
KW - parenting
KW - prosocial behaviors
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U2 - 10.1080/00221325.2015.1044494
DO - 10.1080/00221325.2015.1044494
M3 - Article
C2 - 26135907
AN - SCOPUS:84939437439
SN - 0022-1325
VL - 176
SP - 235
EP - 252
JO - Journal of Genetic Psychology
JF - Journal of Genetic Psychology
IS - 3-4
ER -