title: The role of attitudinal familism in academic outcomes: a study of urban, Latino high school seniors.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the role of attitudinal familism on Latino high school students' academic grades, effort, motivation, and truancy. Results in this study reveal that having high attitudinal familism predicts fewer classes missed and greater academic effort. Also, when mothers' educational level is low, attitudinal familism is positively associated to students' academic grades. This study underscores the need for additional research on cultural measures that can help us better understand Latino adolescents' educational experiences.
authors.affiliation: DePaul University.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esparza
authors.affiliation: DePaul University.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*