Autonomy-related Parenting Processes and Adolescent Adjustment in Latinx Immigrant Families.
Kathleen M Roche, Sharon F Lambert, Rebecca M B White, Esther J Calzada, Todd D Little, Gabriel P Kuperminc, John E Schulenberg
Author Information
Kathleen M Roche: Department of Prevention & Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20052, USA. kroche@gwu.edu. ORCID
Sharon F Lambert: Department of Psychology, The George Washington University, 2125G Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Rebecca M B White: T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 873701, Tempe, AZ, 85287-3701, USA.
Esther J Calzada: Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 1925 San Jacinto Blvd, D3500, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Todd D Little: Educational Psychology and Leadership, Institute for Measurement, Methodology, Analysis, and Policy, 1009 Canton Ave., Lubbock, TX, 79409-1071, USA.
Gabriel P Kuperminc: Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, 140 Decatur St., Suite 1112, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
John E Schulenberg: Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106-1248, USA.
It is unclear how autonomy-related parenting processes are associated with Latinx adolescent adjustment. This study uses Latent Profile Analysis to identify typologies of parental monitoring and parent-adolescent conflict and examines their association with Latinx youth's school performance and depressive symptoms. The sample included 248 Latinx 9th and 10th graders (50% female) who completed surveys during fall (Time 1) and spring (Time 2) semesters of the school year. When compared to a high monitoring/low conflict parenting profile, a moderate monitoring/moderate conflict profile was associated with stronger declines in school performance; for boys, a high monitoring/moderately high conflict profile also was associated with greater increases in depressive symptoms. For Latinx immigrant families, researchers should consider monitoring and conflict as co-occurring processes.
