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Parents' and Youths' Understanding of Parental Legitimacy in a Mexican Origin Familial Context

University of Wyoming, alvarez{at}uwyo.edu

This study draws from a social domain framework to explore judgments of parental authority in a Mexican origin familial context. The sample included 277 ninth-grade youth (M = 14.53 years, SD = .61) and one of each of their parents. The average age of mothers was 39.88 years (SD = 5.85), and for fathers it was 41.65 years (SD = 5.51). As expected, parents were less acculturated and adhered to familismo and machismo. Results also showed that youth and parents agreed that parents have the right and obligation to authority in the personal domain more than in the conventional. The present findings are discussed in terms of rights and obligations of perceived authority and cultural orientations for parents and youth.

Key Words: Parental rights • youth and authority • Mexican familial context • acculturation and authority • youth personal issues

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