Mexican American Seventh Graders' Future Work and Family Plans: Associations with Cultural Experiences and Adjustment

Autor/inn/en	Cansler, Emily; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Simpkins, Sandra D.
Titel	Mexican American Seventh Graders' Future Work and Family Plans: Associations with Cultural Experiences and Adjustment
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 32 (2012) 3, S.313-339 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431610397660
Schlagwörter	Mexican Americans; Adolescents; Grade 7; Hispanic Americans; Occupational Aspiration; Family (Sociological Unit); Role; Student Adjustment; Socioeconomic Status; Acculturation; Parent Child Relationship; Risk; Health Behavior; Futures (of Society); Cultural Influences; Student Attitudes; Correlation; Decision Making; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanoamerikaner; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Hispanic; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Familie; Rollen; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Akkulturation; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Future; Society; Zukunft; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Messdaten
Abstract	We describe Mexican American seventh graders' expectations for future work and family roles and investigate links between patterns of future expectations and adolescents' cultural experiences and adjustment. Adolescents participated in home interviews and a series of seven nightly phone calls. Five unique patterns of adolescents' future expectations were identified (N = 246): Career-Oriented, Independent, Family-Oriented, Early, and Inconsistent. Career-Oriented adolescents had the highest socioeconomic status and contact with the United States (e.g., generation status) whereas Family-Oriented adolescents had the lowest. Cultural orientations, values, and involvement also varied across groups. For example, Career-Oriented adolescents reported significantly higher familism values compared to Inconsistent adolescents. Clusters also differed on adjustment: Career-Oriented and Family-Oriented adolescents reported higher parental warmth and less risky behavior compared to Independent and Inconsistent adolescents. These findings underscore the multifaceted nature of adolescents' future expectations and the diversity in cultural experiences among Mexican-origin youth. (Contains 3 notes and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10