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Parentsâ Promotion of Psychological Autonomy, Psychological Control, and MexicanâAmerican Adolescentsâ Adjustment
MexicanâAmerican adolescents are at an elevated risk for adjustment difficulties. In an effort to identify parenting practices that can affect the adjustment of MexicanâAmerican youth, the current study examined parentsâ promotion of psychological autonomy and parentsâ psychological control as perceived by MexicanâAmerican early adolescents, and explored their associations with adolescentsâ adjustment in the context of acculturation. In 5th grade, 134 (54.5% female) MexicanâAmerican adolescents reported on their acculturation level and the parenting practices of their mothers and fathers. In 5th and 7th grade, adolescents also reported on their depressive symptoms, number of delinquent friends, and self-worth. Perceptions of promotion of psychological autonomy and of psychological control were positively correlated. However, perceptions of more promotion of psychological autonomy and of less psychological control predicted fewer depressive symptoms 2Â years later. Perceptions of more promotion of psychological autonomy also predicted fewer delinquent friends two years later. Finally, perceptions of more promotion of psychological autonomy predicted higher self-worth only among less acculturated adolescents. The study underscores the roles that promotion of psychological autonomy and psychological control may play in MexicanâAmerican childrenâs well-being during early adolescence