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Longitudinal Links between Spanking and Children's Externalizing Behaviors in a National Sample of White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian American Families
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Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Sexton, Holly R.; Davis-Kean, Pamela; Sameroff, Arnold J. – Child Development, 2012
This study examined whether the longitudinal links between mothers' use of spanking and children's externalizing behaviors are moderated by family race/ethnicity, as would be predicted by cultural normativeness theory, once mean differences in frequency of use are controlled. A nationally representative sample of White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Discipline
A Longitudinal Study of Religious Identity and Participation during Adolescence
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Lopez, Anna B.; Huynh, Virginia W.; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Child Development, 2011
To examine the development of religious identity during the teenage years, adolescents (N = 477) from Latin American, Asian, and European backgrounds completed questionnaires in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades (10th grade age: M = 15.81, SD = 0.36). Results indicated that religious identity remained stable across high school whereas religious…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Religion, Identification (Psychology), Longitudinal Studies
Ethnic Stigma, Academic Anxiety, and Intrinsic Motivation in Middle Childhood
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Gillen-O'Neel, Cari; Ruble, Diane N.; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Child Development, 2011
Previous research addressing the dynamics of stigma and academics has focused on African American adolescents and adults. The present study examined stigma awareness, academic anxiety, and intrinsic motivation among 451 young (ages 6-11) and diverse (African American, Chinese, Dominican, Russian, and European American) students. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Minority Group Children, Adolescents, Anxiety, Latin Americans
Family Functioning and Early Learning Practices in Immigrant Homes
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Jung, Sunyoung; Fuller, Bruce; Galindo, Claudia – Child Development, 2012
Poverty-related developmental-risk theories dominate accounts of uneven levels of household functioning and effects on children. But immigrant parents may sustain norms and practices--stemming from heritage culture, selective migration, and social support--that buffer economic exigencies. "Comparable" levels of social-emotional functioning in…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Migration
Childhood Trauma and Psychiatric Disorders as Correlates of School Dropout in a National Sample of Young Adults
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Porche, Michelle V.; Fortuna, Lisa R.; Lin, Julia; Alegria, Margarita – Child Development, 2011
The effect of childhood trauma, psychiatric diagnoses, and mental health services on school dropout among U.S.-born and immigrant youth is examined using data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys, a nationally representative probability sample of African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, Asians, Latinos, and non-Latino Whites,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Emotional Disturbances, Dropouts, Mental Health Programs
Peer Interactions and Friendships in an Ethnically Diverse School Setting.
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Howes, Carollee; Wu, Fang – Child Development, 1990
Peer interaction, social status, and reciprocated friendships in two ethnically diverse groups of elementary school children were examined. (PCB)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Ethnicity and Community Context as Moderators of the Relations between Family Decision Making and Adolescent Adjustment.
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Lamborn, Susie D.; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Investigated whether three types of family decision making on adolescent adjustment were moderated by ethnicity and/or community. Found that, for joint and unilateral youth decision making, community context interacted with ethnicity in three patterns of influence, refuting the notion that ethnic differences in the influence of parental strictness…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents