Partner effects of Mexican cultural values: the couple and parenting relationships.
In this investigation, the authors explored the impact of individuals' cultural values on their partners' relationship adjustment and perceptions of their parenting relationship. The authors examined Mexican cultural values of simpatía (i.e., harmonious interpersonal relationships) and respeto (i.e., respect for authority figures) using a sample of 50 Mexican-origin couples in southern Arizona. Congruent with their hypotheses, results supported the proposition that fathers' simpatía is positively associated with both relationship adjustment and the parenting relationship as reported by mothers, whereas fathers' respeto is negatively associated with both relationship adjustment and the parenting relationship as reported by mothers. However, the authors found little evidence of a contribution of mothers' cultural values to fathers' perceptions of either relationship adjustment or the parenting relationship. They interpret these findings to suggest that mothers' relationship adjustment and parenting relationship are more sensitive to and dependent on fathers' degree of traditional cultural values among Mexican-origin families.
Yu
Jeong Jin
JJ
Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, York 17403-3398, USA. juy125@psu.edu
Lucero-Liu
Ana A
AA
Gamble
Wendy C
WC
Taylor
Angela R
AR
Christensen
Donna Hendrickson
DH
Modry-Mandell
Kerri L
KL
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001130:Arizona; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D018454:Spouses / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology