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Parent-Child Communication and Parental Involvement in Latino Adolescents

Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University, tpinedo{at}clarku.edu

Esteban V. Cardemil

Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University

This study examines the associations among parent-child relationship characteristics, acculturation and enculturation, and child externalizing symptoms in a sample of 40 Latino parent-adolescent dyads. Specifically, the associations between parent-child relationship characteristics (i.e., communication and parental involvement) and adolescents' externalizing symptoms are examined. Also examined is whether the relationship between these two aspects of the parent-child relationship and adolescent functioning would be moderated by acculturation and enculturation differences between parents and their children. Significant relationships are found among parent-child communication, parental involvement, and child externalizing behaviors; however, neither the acculturation nor enculturation gap moderates these associations.

Key Words: parent-child communication • parental involvement • Latino families • Latino adolescents

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 29, No. 1, 99-121 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431608324480


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