A longitudinal study examining parental behaviors, adolescent routine disclosure and Mexican-origin adolescent girls' anxiety, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem
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The current study examined the direct and indirect associations between parental behavioral autonomy granting and parental support and Mexican-origin adolescent girls' anxiety, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem via adolescent routine disclosure utilizing longitudinal data. The data were collected from 338 adolescent girls of Mexican origin from 10 public schools in a large Southwestern metropolitan area in the United States (U.S.) (Mage = 13.73, SD = 1.55, Range = 11 to 17 years old). Participants at Wave 1 were either in seventh (N = 170) or 10th (N = 168) grade. The data were collected at three time points over four years (44.1 percent at Wave 2 and 43.2 percent at Wave 3 retention). Most of the participants reported that their parents were born in Mexico ([greater than] 80 percent). To test the hypotheses, I conducted mediation analyses within a structural equation modeling framework. Findings revealed that parental behavioral autonomy granting and parental support at Wave 1 were positively associated with adolescent routine disclosure at Wave 2. Adolescent routine disclosure to mothers at Wave 2 was negatively associated with anxiety and positively associated with self-esteem at Wave 3. Additionally, W2 adolescent routine disclosure to fathers was negatively associated with W3 anxiety and positively associated with W3 self-esteem. Adolescent routine disclosure significantly mediated the associations between paternal behavioral autonomy granting (W1) and anxiety and self-esteem (W3), maternal support (W1) and anxiety (W3), and paternal support (W1) and anxiety (W3). These results indicate that maternal and paternal support is related to adolescent routine disclosure, which is, in turn, related to lower levels of anxiety. Moreover, paternal behavioral autonomy granting is related to adolescent routine disclosure, which is, in turn, related lower levels of anxiety but higher levels of self-esteem. Cultural values may help explain parental behaviors and this influences Mexican-origin adolescent girls' behavior and emotional adjustment.
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