TY - JOUR
T1 - Person-environment fit
T2 - Everyday conflict and coparenting conflict in Mexican-origin teen mother families
AU - Derlan, Chelsea L.
AU - Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.
AU - Toomey, Russell B.
AU - Updegraff, Kimberly
AU - Jahromi, Laudan B.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The current study examined whether a match or mismatch between teen mothers' cultural orientation and the cultural context of the family (i.e., familial ethnic socialization) predicted mother- daughter everyday and coparenting conflict, and in turn, teen mothers' adjustment. Participants were 204 Mexican-origin teen mothers (M age = 16.81 years; SD = 1.00). Consistent with a person- environment fit perspective, findings indicated that a mismatch between teen mothers' cultural orientation (i.e., high mainstream cultural involvement) and the cultural context of the family (i.e., higher levels of familial ethnic socialization) predicted greater mother- daughter everyday conflict and coparenting conflict 1 year later. However, when there was a match (i.e., high levels of familial ethnic socialization for teen mothers with high Mexican orientation), familial ethnic socialization was not associated with mother- daughter conflict. In addition, mother- daughter conflict was positively associated with depressive symptoms and engagement in risky behaviors 1 year later among all teen mothers.
AB - The current study examined whether a match or mismatch between teen mothers' cultural orientation and the cultural context of the family (i.e., familial ethnic socialization) predicted mother- daughter everyday and coparenting conflict, and in turn, teen mothers' adjustment. Participants were 204 Mexican-origin teen mothers (M age = 16.81 years; SD = 1.00). Consistent with a person- environment fit perspective, findings indicated that a mismatch between teen mothers' cultural orientation (i.e., high mainstream cultural involvement) and the cultural context of the family (i.e., higher levels of familial ethnic socialization) predicted greater mother- daughter everyday conflict and coparenting conflict 1 year later. However, when there was a match (i.e., high levels of familial ethnic socialization for teen mothers with high Mexican orientation), familial ethnic socialization was not associated with mother- daughter conflict. In addition, mother- daughter conflict was positively associated with depressive symptoms and engagement in risky behaviors 1 year later among all teen mothers.
KW - Cultural orientation
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Familial ethnic socialization
KW - Mexican/Mexican-origin/Latino
KW - Risky behaviors
KW - Teen mothers
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U2 - 10.1037/a0037069
DO - 10.1037/a0037069
M3 - Article
C2 - 25111551
AN - SCOPUS:84925844915
SN - 1099-9809
VL - 21
SP - 136
EP - 145
JO - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
JF - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
IS - 1
ER -