Relation of Filial Responsibility to the Personal and Social Adjustment of Latino Adolescents From Immigrant Families

A multidimensional model of filial responsibility encompassing caregiving activities in the home and perceptions of fairness was examined in relation to multiple self- and teacher-reported indices of competence and distress in a sample of Latino adolescents from immigrant families ( N = 129, mean ag...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology 2009-02, Vol.23 (1), p.14-22
Main Authors: Kuperminc, Gabriel P, Jurkovic, Gregory J, Casey, Sean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adjustment
Adolescent
Adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Caregivers
Carers
Competence
Couple and family
Developmental psychology
Emigrants and Immigrants
Family
Female
Filial responsibility
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Human
Humans
Immigration
Latin American people
Latinos/Latinas
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Perceptions
Psychological distress
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Responsibilities
Responsibility
Social Adjustment
Social psychology
Social Responsibility
Social Skills
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
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Summary:A multidimensional model of filial responsibility encompassing caregiving activities in the home and perceptions of fairness was examined in relation to multiple self- and teacher-reported indices of competence and distress in a sample of Latino adolescents from immigrant families ( N = 129, mean age = 16.8, 64% girls). Whereas most research of Latino adolescents has focused on felt familial obligations and attitudes, this study found that reports of actual caregiving activities were associated with higher competence for the sample as a whole and fewer acting out problems among boys. Perceived fairness was associated with lower levels of distress and moderated the curvilinear association of caregiving with behavioral restraint. High levels of filial caregiving predicted high levels of restraint, but only when the balance of give-and-take at home was perceived as fair. These results are consistent with a model that views filial responsibilities as a source of both personal distress and competence.
ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/a0014064