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Parentsā Promotion of Psychological Autonomy, Psychological Control, and MexicanāAmerican Adolescentsā Adjustment
MexicanāAmerican adolescents are at an elevated risk for adjustment difficulties. In an effort to identify parenting practices that can affect the adjustment of MexicanāAmerican youth, the current study examined parentsā promotion of psychological autonomy and parentsā psychological control as perceived by MexicanāAmerican early adolescents, and explored their associations with adolescentsā adjustment in the context of acculturation. In 5th grade, 134 (54.5% female) MexicanāAmerican 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 2Ā 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 MexicanāAmerican childrenās well-being during early adolescence
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