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There's Not One Way to Do It

Latina Mothers' Discipline Techniques

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ID2348390
AuthorsGiselle Navarro-Cruz (0000-0002-3887-8615, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA, corresponding author), Claudia Kouyoumdjian (0000-0002-4726-2222, California State University Los Angeles), Lorena Arias (0000-0002-0913-0181, California State University Los Angeles)
Year2021
Volume42
Issue5
Pages908-930
Publication date2021-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x21993200
OpenAlexW3131960489
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited39

Discipline is one of the most challenging tasks for parents of young children. Parental choices of discipline can vary greatly by race and ethnicity (Coley et al., 2014). Research on Latino families' choices of discipline has been inconsistent and from a deficit lens (Rodriguez, 2008). The current qualitative study uses a Funds of Knowledge framework to understand how Latina mothers from the Western United States with young children make decisions about disciplining their children. A thematic analysis of 42 interviews revealed that discipline choices were grounded in the mothers' upbringing, education, and work history. The results of this study can inform parent educators, family therapists, and pediatricians to recognize that Latina mothers are not a homogeneous group and understand the underlying factors that determine their disciplinary strategies to better support their effort to discipline their children

Developmental psychology · Discipline · Ethnic group · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Gender Studies · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,5
Citation span2022 - 2025 (4)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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