Parent-Child Communication and Parental Involvement in Latino Adolescents

• NCJ Number: 225957
• Journal: Journal of Early Adolescence Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2009 Pages: 99-121
• Author(s): Tatiana M. Davidson; Esteban V. Cardemil
• Date Published: February 2009
• Length: 23 pages
• Grant Number(s): K01 MH67571
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: For related articles see NCJ-225953-56, and NCJ-225958-59

Annotation

This study examined the relationships among parent-child communication, parental involvement, and child functioning among Latino parents and adolescents.

Abstract

Results show that significant relationships were found among parent-child communications, parental involvement, and child externalizing behaviors; however, neither the acculturation nor enculturation gap moderated these associations. Specifically, parents’ and children’s reports of parent-child communication and child externalizing symptoms were positively correlated; both parent-child communications endorsed fewer child externalizing symptoms. However, parent and child reports of involvement were not significantly correlated with one another for either dimension. Findings regarding whether study variables varied significantly by demographic characteristics indicated that age of parent, age of child, yearly family income, and number of children living in the home were not significantly correlated with any study variables. Furthermore, there were no significant mean differences on study variables by gender, preferred language or marital status. Data were collected from 40 Latino parent adolescent dyads. Tables and references