ERIC Number: EJ897490
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Publication Date: 2010-Nov
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Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Approaches to Studying Mexican-Origin Mother-Daughter Cultural Orientation Dissonance
Bamaca-Colbert, Mayra Y.; Gayles, Jochebed G.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v39 n11 p1274-1292 Nov 2010
The overall aim of the current study was to identify the methodological approach and corresponding analytic procedure that best elucidated the associations among Mexican-origin mother-daughter cultural orientation dissonance, family functioning, and adolescent adjustment. To do so, we employed, and compared, two methodological approaches (i.e., variable-centered and person-centered) via four analytic procedures (i.e., difference score, interactive, matched/mismatched grouping, and latent profiles). The sample consisted of 319 girls in the 7th or 10th grade and their mother or mother figure from a large Southwestern, metropolitan area in the US. Family factors were found to be important predictors of adolescent adjustment in all models. Although some findings were similar across all models, overall, findings suggested that the latent profile procedure best elucidated the associations among the variables examined in this study. In addition, associations were present across early and middle adolescents, with a few findings being only present for one group. Implications for using these analytic procedures in studying cultural and family processes are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Mothers, Daughters, Adolescents, Metropolitan Areas, Mexican Americans, Parent Child Relationship, Research Methodology, Adjustment (to Environment), Profiles, Family Characteristics, Correlation, Cultural Differences
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