Acculturation and Latino Family Processes: How Cultural Involvement, Biculturalism, and Acculturation Gaps Influence Family Dynamics

This study investigated how adolescent and parent acculturation (culture-of-origin and U.S. cultural involvement, biculturalism, acculturation conflicts, and parent-adolescent acculturation gaps) influenced family dynamics (family cohesion, adaptability, familism, and parent-adolescent conflict) in...

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Published in:Family relations 2008-07, Vol.57 (3), p.295-308
Main Authors: Smokowski, Paul R., Rose, Roderick, Bacallao, Martica L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adolescents
Arizona
Behavior
Biculturalism
Conflict
Cultural assimilation
Cultural conflict
Domestic relations
Families & family life
Family life
Family Processes in Diverse Contexts
Family relations
Family Relationship
Family studies
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Kinship
Latinos
Linear models
North Carolina
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Participation
parent-child conflict
Parent-child relations
parent-child relationships
Parents
Parents & parenting
Regression analysis
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Summary:This study investigated how adolescent and parent acculturation (culture-of-origin and U.S. cultural involvement, biculturalism, acculturation conflicts, and parent-adolescent acculturation gaps) influenced family dynamics (family cohesion, adaptability, familism, and parent-adolescent conflict) in a sample of 402 Latino families from North Carolina and Arizona. Multiple regression and hierarchical linear models suggested that culture-of-origin involvement and biculturalism were cultural assets related to positive outcomes, whereas acculturation conflict was inversely related to positive family dynamics and positively related to parent-adolescent conflict. Parent-adolescent acculturation gaps were inversely associated with family cohesion, adaptability, and familism but were unrelated to parent-adolescent conflict. Limitations and implications for practice are discussed.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00501.x