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Parent Discrimination Predicts Mexican-American Adolescent Psychological Adjustment 1 Year Later

Bibliographic Data

ID8098047
AuthorsGuadalupe Espinoza (0000-0003-1297-7073, California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author), Nancy A Gonzales (0000-0001-8545-3217, Arizona State University), Andrew J Fuligni (0000-0003-3622-8499, University of California, Los Angeles)
Year2016
Volume87
Issue4
Pages1079-1089
Publication date2016-05-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/cdev.12521
PMID27224903
OpenAlexW2405216420
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited33

This study examined whether Mexican-American parents' experiences with discrimination are related to adolescent psychological adjustment over time. The extent to which associations between parent discrimination and adolescent adjustment vary as a function of parents' ethnic socialization of their children was also examined. Participants included 344 high school students from Mexican or Mexican-American backgrounds (primarily second generation; ages 14–16 at Wave 1) and their primary caregivers who completed surveys in a 2-year longitudinal study. Results revealed that parent discrimination predicted internalizing symptoms and self-esteem among adolescents 1 year later. Additionally, adolescents were more likely to report low self-esteem in relation to parents' increased experiences of discrimination when parents conveyed ethnic socialization messages to them

Adolescent development · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Mexican americans · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Clinical Psychology

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Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
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