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Mexican-Origin Youth's Ethnic-Racial Identity Development: The Role of Siblings
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Padilla, Jenny; Vazquez, Edwin J.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.; McHale, Susan M. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Ethnic-racial identity (ERI) formation is an important developmental task. Although families are a primary context for ERI socialization, little is known about siblings' role. Accordingly, we applied the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model to longitudinal data from 2 siblings to examine the links between siblings' ERI exploration, resolution, and…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Family Role, Siblings, Individual Development
Trajectories of Developmental Functioning among Children of Adolescent Mothers: Factors Associated with Risk for Delay
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Jahromi, Laudan B.; Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Zeiders, Katharine H. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Children of adolescent mothers are at risk for developmental delays. Less is known about the heterogeneity in these children's developmental trajectories, and factors associated with different patterns of development. This longitudinal study used latent class growth analysis (LCGA) to identify distinct trajectories in children of Mexican-origin…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Longitudinal Studies
Mothers, Fathers, Peers, and Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Sexual Intentions
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Killoren, Sarah E.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Christopher, F. Scott; Umana-Taylor, Adriana J. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2011
Drawing on a symbolic-interaction perspective and a compensation model, the processes linking mother- and father-adolescent relationship qualities, deviant peer affiliations, and adolescents' sexual intentions were investigated for 246 Mexican-origin youths born in the United States and in Mexico using multiple-group structural equation models.…
Descriptors: Mothers, Structural Equation Models, Peer Relationship, Adolescents
Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers' Stressors and Psychosocial Functioning: Examining Ethnic Identity Affirmation and Familism as Moderators
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Umana-Taylor, Adriana J.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Gonzales-Backen, Melinda A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Mexican-origin adolescent mothers are at increased risk for poor psychosocial functioning as a result of various stressors with which they must contend; however, existing theory suggests that cultural strengths may help mitigate the negative effects of stress. As such, the current study examined the associations between cultural and economic…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Mothers, Adolescents, Organizations (Groups)
Discrimination and Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Adjustment: The Moderating Roles of Adolescents', Mothers', and Fathers' Cultural Orientations and Values
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Delgado, Melissa Y.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Roosa, Mark W.; Umana-Taylor, Adriana J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Drawing on Garcia Coll et al.'s integrative framework and the risk and resilience model, this study examined the relationships between adolescents' perceived discrimination and psychosocial adjustment and the moderating roles of adolescents', mothers', and fathers' cultural orientations and values, and adolescent gender in a sample of 246…
Descriptors: Siblings, Mothers, Peer Relationship, Adolescents
Conflict Resolution in Mexican-Origin Couples: Culture, Gender, and Marital Quality
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Wheeler, Lorey A.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Thayer, Shawna M. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010
This study examined associations between Mexican-origin spouses' conflict resolution strategies (i.e., nonconfrontation, solution orientation, and control) and (a) gender-typed qualities and attitudes, (b) cultural orientations, and (c) marital quality in a sample of 227 couples. Results of multilevel modeling revealed that Mexican cultural…
Descriptors: Spouses, Marital Satisfaction, Conflict, Conflict Resolution