Parent Discrimination Predicts Mexican-American Adolescent Psychological Adjustment 1 Year Later

• Autores: Guadalupe Espinoza, Nancy A. Gonzales, Andrew J. Fuligni
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 87, Nº. 4, 2016, págs. 1079-1089
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study examined whether Mexican-American parents' experiences with discrimination are related to adolescent psychological adjustment over time. The extent to which associations between parent discrimination and adolescent adjustment vary as a function of parents' ethnic socialization of their children was also examined. Participants included 344 high school students from Mexican or Mexican-American backgrounds (primarily second generation; ages 14–16 at Wave 1) and their primary caregivers who completed surveys in a 2-year longitudinal study. Results revealed that parent discrimination predicted internalizing symptoms and self-esteem among adolescents 1 year later. Additionally, adolescents were more likely to report low self-esteem in relation to parents' increased experiences of discrimination when parents conveyed ethnic socialization messages to them.