Father- and Mother-Adolescent Decision-Making in Mexican-Origin Families

Autor/inn/en	Perez-Brena, Norma J.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Umana-Taylor, Adriana J.
Titel	Father- and Mother-Adolescent Decision-Making in Mexican-Origin Families
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41 (2012) 4, S.460-473 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-011-9660-8
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Daughters; Family Characteristics; Sex Role; Parent Child Relationship; Fathers; Decision Making; Adolescents; Mexican Americans; Personal Autonomy; Cultural Influences; Attitudes; Conflict; Values; Affective Behavior; Sons + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Daughter; Tochter; Geschlechterrolle; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hispanoamerikaner; Individuelle Autonomie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Konflikt; Wertbegriff; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Son; Sohn
Abstract	Understanding the prevalence and correlates of decisional autonomy within specific cultural contexts is necessary to fully comprehend how family processes are embedded within culture. The goals of this study were to describe mothers' and fathers' decision-making with adolescents (M = 12.51 years, SD = 0.58; 51% female), including parent-unilateral, joint, and youth-unilateral decision-making, and to examine the socio-cultural and family characteristics associated with these different types of decision-making in 246 Mexican-origin families. Mothers reported more joint and youth-unilateral decision-making and less parent-unilateral decision-making than did fathers. Fathers reported more youth-unilateral decision-making with sons than with daughters. Further, for mothers, more traditional gender role attitudes and higher levels of mother-adolescent conflict were associated with more parent-unilateral and less joint decision-making. In contrast, for fathers, lower levels of respect values were associated with more youth-unilateral decision-making with sons, and higher levels of parent-adolescent warmth were associated with more youth-unilateral decision-making with daughters. The importance of understanding the different correlates of mothers' and fathers' decision-making with sons versus daughters is discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10