1979
DOI: 10.17730/humo.38.2.575482483n134553
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The Mexican-American Extended Family As An Emotional Support System

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“…Several studies have underlined the strong association between parental involvement and family composition and structure (Dornbusch, 1989;Dornbusch, Ritter, Leiderman, Roberts & Fraleigh, 1987;Keefe, Padilla & Carlos 1979). To begin with, parents' involvement in their children's schooling is shaped by the resources and opportunities that parents have.…”
Section: Associations Between Parental Involvement and Family Charactmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several studies have underlined the strong association between parental involvement and family composition and structure (Dornbusch, 1989;Dornbusch, Ritter, Leiderman, Roberts & Fraleigh, 1987;Keefe, Padilla & Carlos 1979). To begin with, parents' involvement in their children's schooling is shaped by the resources and opportunities that parents have.…”
Section: Associations Between Parental Involvement and Family Charactmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Familism values are a set of normative beliefs espoused by Latino populations that stress the obligations and support that family members owe to both nuclear and extended kin and the responsibility of family members to consider the needs and desires of the family when making decisions about their own behavior (Sabogal, Marin, OteroSabogal, Marin & Perez-Stable, 1987). Familism values are expected to reduce risk for externalizing behavior by cementing strong bonds of attachment to the family, ensuring that the family remains a strong source of influence, and fostering conventional ties that discourage Latino youth from engaging in a variety of problem behaviors (Brooks, Stuewig, & LeCroy, 1998;Keefe, Padilla, & Carlos, 1978). Ties with conventional others are also promoted by traditional religious values, the third value dimension selected for inclusion (Mason & Windle, 2001).…”
Section: Traditional Cultural Values and Externalizing Behaviormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Segura and Pierce (1993) stress confianza among kin networks ensures cultural survival. Some research suggests the emotional support system provided through familismo contributes to a better mental health status among Latinos compared with other ethnic or racial groups (Frisbie, 1986;Keefe, Padilla, & Carlos, 1978;Keefe, Padilla, & Carlos, 1979). For example, having an extended family system has been linked to the psychological well-being of individuals of Mexican origin by Keefe et al (1979) in a study comparing the kinship structure of people of Mexican origin and European…”
Section: Familismomentioning
confidence: 99%