The Validity of Observational Measures in Detecting Optimal Maternal Communication Styles: Evidence from European Americans and Latinos

Autor/inn/en	Nadeem, Erum; Romo, Laura F.; Sigman, Marian; Lefkowitz, Eva S.; Au, Terry K.
Titel	The Validity of Observational Measures in Detecting Optimal Maternal Communication Styles: Evidence from European Americans and Latinos
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 17 (2007) 1, S.153-168 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00516.x
Schlagwörter	Communication (Thought Transfer); Spanish Speaking; Sexuality; Parent Child Relationship; Validity; Measures (Individuals); Hispanic Americans; Mothers; Adolescents; Whites; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Conflict; Parenting Styles + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Sexualität; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Gültigkeit; Messdaten; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Mother; Mutter; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; White; Weißer; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Konflikt
Abstract	This study examined the sensitivity of an observational coding system for assessing positive and negative maternal behaviors of Latino and European American mothers toward their adolescent children. Ninety Latino (54 Spanish speaking and 35 English speaking) and 20 European American mother-adolescent dyads participated in an observational study of conversations about sexuality, AIDS, and conflicts. Associations were examined between observed maternal positive and negative behaviors and adolescent-reported relationship quality. Results indicated that maternal negative responsiveness was negatively associated with relationship quality for all ethnic/language groups. However, maternal positive responsiveness was related to relationship quality for European Americans but not for Latinos. These findings suggest a need for a broader definition of positive parenting in Latino families. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10