Mexican-American Mothers' Socialization Strategies: Effects of Education, Acculturation, and Health Locus of Control.

Cousins, Jennifer H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ463026

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Mexican-American Mothers' Socialization Strategies: Effects of Education, Acculturation, and Health Locus of Control.

Cousins, Jennifer H.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v55 n2 p258-76 Apr 1993

Found that Mexican-American mothers with beliefs that involved an external locus of control in health matters were less likely than mothers with beliefs that involved an internal locus of control to use parenting strategies that promoted the internalization of healthy eating habits in their children. (MM)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Child Health, Child Rearing, Eating Habits, Locus of Control, Low Income Groups, Mexican Americans, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Socialization, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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