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Incorporating the cultural value of respeto into a framework of Latino parenting.
- Source :
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Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology [Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol] 2010 Jan; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 77-86. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Latino families face multiple stressors associated with adjusting to United States mainstream culture that, along with poverty and residence in inner-city communities, may further predispose their children to risk for negative developmental outcomes. Evidence-based mental health treatments may require culturally informed modifications to best address the unique needs of the Latino population, yet few empirical studies have assessed these cultural elements. The current study examined cultural values of 48 Dominican and Mexican mothers of preschoolers through focus groups in which they described their core values as related to their parenting role. Results showed that respeto, family and religion were the most important values that mothers sought to transmit to their children. Respeto is manifested in several domains, including obedience to authority, deference, decorum, and public behavior. The authors describe the socialization messages that Latina mothers use to teach their children respeto and present a culturally derived framework of how these messages may relate to child development. The authors discuss how findings may inform the cultural adaptation of evidence-based mental health treatments such as parent training programs.<br /> ((c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Acculturation
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Dominican Republic ethnology
Female
Humans
Intergenerational Relations
Mexican Americans ethnology
Mexican Americans psychology
Models, Psychological
Parenting psychology
Socialization
United States
Cultural Characteristics
Hispanic or Latino psychology
Parenting ethnology
Social Values ethnology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1099-9809
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20099967
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016071