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Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States.

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Breiner, K; Lansford, JE; Skinner, AT; Steinberg, L; Bornstein, MH; Deater-Deckard, K; Dodge, KA; Rothenberg, WA
Published in: International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie
August 2024

We examined whether cultural values, conformity and parenting behaviours were related to child adjustment in middle childhood in the United States. White, Black and Latino mothers (n = 273), fathers (n = 182) and their children (n = 272) reported on parental individualism and collectivism, conformity values, parental warmth, monitoring, family obligation expectations, and child internalising and externalising behaviours. Mean differences, bivariate correlations and multiple regression analyses were performed on variables of interest. Collectivism in mothers and fathers was associated with family obligation expectations and parental warmth. Fathers with higher conformity values had higher expectations of children's family obligations. Child internalising and externalising behaviours were greater when Latino families subscribed to individualistic values. These results are discussed in the context of cultural values, protective and promotive factors of behaviour, and race/ethnicity in the United States.

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Published In

International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie

DOI

EISSN

1464-066X

ISSN

0020-7594

Publication Date

August 2024

Volume

59

Issue

4

Start / End Page

588 / 597

Related Subject Headings

  • White
  • United States
  • Social Values
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Conformity
  • Social Adjustment
  • Parenting
  • Male
  • Internal-External Control
  • Humans
 

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Breiner, K., Lansford, J. E., Skinner, A. T., Steinberg, L., Bornstein, M. H., Deater-Deckard, K., … Rothenberg, W. A. (2024). Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States. International Journal of Psychology : Journal International de Psychologie, 59(4), 588–597. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.13214
Breiner, Kaitlyn, Jennifer E. Lansford, Ann T. Skinner, Laurence Steinberg, Marc H. Bornstein, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Kenneth A. Dodge, and W Andrew Rothenberg. “Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States.International Journal of Psychology : Journal International de Psychologie 59, no. 4 (August 2024): 588–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.13214.
Breiner K, Lansford JE, Skinner AT, Steinberg L, Bornstein MH, Deater-Deckard K, et al. Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States. International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie. 2024 Aug;59(4):588–97.
Breiner, Kaitlyn, et al. “Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States.International Journal of Psychology : Journal International de Psychologie, vol. 59, no. 4, Aug. 2024, pp. 588–97. Epmc, doi:10.1002/ijop.13214.
Breiner K, Lansford JE, Skinner AT, Steinberg L, Bornstein MH, Deater-Deckard K, Dodge KA, Rothenberg WA. Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States. International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie. 2024 Aug;59(4):588–597.

Published In

International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie

DOI

EISSN

1464-066X

ISSN

0020-7594

Publication Date

August 2024

Volume

59

Issue

4

Start / End Page

588 / 597

Related Subject Headings

  • White
  • United States
  • Social Values
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Conformity
  • Social Adjustment
  • Parenting
  • Male
  • Internal-External Control
  • Humans