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Parental Psychological Control, Psychological Autonomy, and Acceptance as Predictors of Self-Esteem in Latino Adolescents

Roy A. Bean

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, roy_bean{at}byu.edu

Jason C. Northrup

Texas Tech University, Private Practice, Temple, TX

This study examines several key parenting variables (psychological control, psychological autonomy, and acceptance) in predicting self-esteem among Latino adolescents using structural equation modeling analyses. Nested models are tested and parental acceptance variables are omitted from the model and group gender comparisons are examined. Two variables, maternal psychological autonomy and paternal psychological control, are found to be significant predictors of Latino boys’ self-esteem, whereas psychological autonomy and control (paternal and maternal) are all significantly related to self-esteem among Latino girls. Cultural factors that may have influenced these results are discussed.

Key Words: Latinos • parenting • psychological autonomy • adolescents • self-esteem

This version was published on November 1, 2009

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 30, No. 11, 1486-1504 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09339149
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