Current literature presents four primary parenting styles: authoritative, authoritarian,
permissive, and neglectful. These styles provide an important shortcut for a constellation of …

The purpose of the present study was to (a) examine how acculturation and social support
inform Latinos' parenting behaviors, controlling for gender and education;(b) describe …

This study presents descriptive qualitative data about Latino parenting practices in an urban
context. Focus groups were conducted with Dominican and Puerto Rican mother-adolescent …

A large research literature points to the importance of parenting practices as strong
predictors of adolescent psychosocial adjustment. The research literature on parenting …

To begin accounting for cultural and contextual factors related to child rearing among
Mexican American parents we examined whether parents' Mexican American cultural values …

Traditional frameworks of parenting have failed to capture the distinctive nature of parenting
in Latino families. Cultural values likely influence parenting practices. The study of cultural …

A vast literature documents a host of advantages conferred upon middle class European
American children whose parents employ an authoritative style of parenting, including …

Traditional conceptualizations of parenting style assume certain associations between
parenting practices/philosophies and parental warmth. This study examines whether those …

The goal of the present study was to investigate perceived similarities and differences in
parenting styles between mothers and fathers in the same family. The 56 parents of 28 …

Although parenting styles constitute a well-known concept in parenting research, two issues
have largely been overlooked in existing studies. In particular, the psychological control …