Parenting, Family Processes, Relationships, and Parental Support in Multiracial and Multiethnic Families: An Exploratory Study of Youth Perceptions

Mixed-race or multiethnic youth are at risk for mental and physical health problems. We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997 to compare family characteristics of adolescents of a mixed-race or multiethnic background with those of a monoracial or monoethnic background. Mixed-r...

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Published in:Family relations 2013-02, Vol.62 (1), p.125-139
Main Authors: Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I., Bares, Cristina B., Delva, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Attitudes
Adolescents
African Americans
American minorities
At Risk Persons
Behavior Problems
Biraciality
Black White Differences
Child psychology
Childrearing Practices
Children
Children & youth
Comparative Analysis
Cultures and civilizations
Ethnic relations. Racism
Ethnicity
Families & family life
family
Family Characteristics
Family relations
Family Relationship
Fathers
Health
Health Problems
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Longitudinal Studies
Mental Disorders
Mothers
multiethnic
multiracial
Multiracial Persons
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting
PARENTING AND MULTIETHIC FAMILIES
Parenting Styles
Parents
Parents & parenting
Perception
Physical Health
Race
Race relations
Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Statistical Analysis
support
Teenagers
Youth
Youth problems
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Summary:Mixed-race or multiethnic youth are at risk for mental and physical health problems. We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997 to compare family characteristics of adolescents of a mixed-race or multiethnic background with those of a monoracial or monoethnic background. Mixed-race or multiethnic youth reported feeling less supported by parents and reported less satisfactory parent-adolescent relationships. Mixed-race/multiethnic youth were more like monoracial White youth in terms of being independent but were more like racial or ethnic minorities (African Americans, Hispanics) in regard to family activities. Reasons for these findings are explored. We discuss the need for future research on the experiences of mixed-race/multiethnic youth.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00751.x