ERIC Number: EJ1050367
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
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Mexican-Origin Parents' Latent Occupational Profiles: Associations with Parent-Youth Relationships and Youth Aspirations
Wheeler, Lorey A.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Umaña-Taylor, Adriana; Tein, Jenn-Yun
Developmental Psychology, v50 n3 p772-783 Mar 2014
This study used an ecological, person-centered approach to identify subgroups of families who had similar profiles across multiple dimensions of Mexican-origin mothers' and fathers' occupational characteristics (i.e., self-direction, hazardous conditions, physical activity) and to relate these subgroups to families' sociocultural characteristics and youth adjustment. The study included 160 dual-earner Mexican-origin families from the urban Southwest. Mothers' and fathers' objective work characteristics and families' sociocultural characteristics were assessed when youth were in early to middle adolescence; adjustment was assessed during late adolescence and early adulthood for 2 offspring in each family. A latent profile analysis identified 3 profiles that evidenced distinct patterns of occupational characteristics: a "differentiated high physical activity" profile characterized by high levels of physical activity and low levels of self-direction; an "incongruent" profile characterized by large differences between parents on self-direction, hazards, and physical activity; and a "congruent highly self-directed" profile characterized by congruence across parents on occupational characteristics. These profiles were linked to sociocultural characteristics (i.e., family income, educational attainment, and acculturation) and to relational adjustment (i.e., mother- and father-youth conflict, father warmth) and educational aspirations. Results are discussed with respect to implications of parents' work for youths' future family relationships and attainment.
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Physical Activities, Profiles, Parent Child Relationship, Correlation, Urban Areas, Adjustment (to Environment), Sociocultural Patterns, Employed Parents, Adolescents, Young Adults, Occupations, Family Income, Educational Attainment, Acculturation, Conflict, Affective Behavior, Academic Aspiration, Work Environment, Role, Birth Order, Statistical Analysis, Occupational Safety and Health, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD39666
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