title: Transmission of Work Ethic in African-American Families and Its Links with Adolescent Adjustment.
abstract: A strong work ethic generally has positive implications for achievements in work and school settings, but we know little about how it develops. This study aimed to describe the intra-familial transmission of work ethic and the associations between work ethic and adjustment in African American youth. Mothers, fathers, and two adolescent siblings (Mage= 14.1 years) in 158 families were interviewed on two occasions. Path models revealed that fathers' work ethic was positively linked with older siblings' work ethic, which in turn was linked with more positive youth adjustment in the domains of school functioning and externalizing and internalizing problems. Moreover, the results indicated that the work ethics of older siblings, but not parents, was linked to those of younger siblings. The discussion focuses on the importance of African American fathers and siblings in youth adjustment and how work ethic may promote positive development.
authors.affiliation: Korea University, 715 Uncho-Useon Education Building, Seoul, 02841, Korea. boralee117@korea.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, 16 Henderson, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, 114 Henderson, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McHale
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D010332:Paternal Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: African American; Family; Fathers; Positive youth development; Siblings; Work ethic