title: Parental control in Latino families: an integrated review of the literature.
abstract: Using social information processing and cultural change models as explanatory frameworks, this article reviews the literature on Latino parental control and its implications for child development. It is argued that the use of parental control in Latino families may have motivational roots in cultural childrearing goals such as familismo (familism), respeto (respect), and educación (moral education). Consideration of these underpinnings, in conjunction with psychological and methodological issues, helps to explain variability in the use of Latino parental control and its effect on child development. Recommendations for future research include refinement of control and acculturation instruments, and attention to both contextual and individual variables.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Columbia, MO 65203, USA. lch065@mizzou.edu
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Halgunseth
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ispa
authors.forename: Duane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rudy
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006040:Goals; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D011678:Punishment