Influence of Social and Family Contexts on Self-Esteem of Latino Youth

Autor/in	Schmitz, Mark F.
Titel	Influence of Social and Family Contexts on Self-Esteem of Latino Youth
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 28 (2006) 4, S.516-530 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986306293999
Schlagwörter	Mexicans; Puerto Ricans; Mexican Americans; Family Structure; Family Environment; Social Environment; Self Esteem; Youth; National Surveys; Longitudinal Studies; Cognitive Development; Socioeconomic Status; Maximum Likelihood Statistics; Path Analysis; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mexikaner; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Hispanoamerikaner; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familienmilieu; Soziales Umfeld; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Pfadanalyse; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	The study presented here examines the influence of social and family contexts on the self-esteem of Mexican (n = 287), Mexican American (n = 558), and Puerto Rican (n = 212) children. Using data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, tests of a longitudinal path model show significant social and family effects on the cognitive stimulation and emotional support in the home environment and on academic self-esteem. However, the home environment was not predictive of child global self-esteem and thus did not support the proposed mediator hypothesis. These results indicate that socioeconomic status and family structure influence the presence of a cognitively stimulating and emotionally supportive home environment, but these aspects of the home environment do not influence the development of child self-worth and scholastic self-perception. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10