title: Evaluations of Conflicts Between Latino Values and Autonomy Desires Among Puerto Rican Adolescents.
abstract: Puerto Rican adolescents (N = 105; Mage= 15.97 years, SD = 1.40) evaluated hypothetical situations describing conflicts between Latino values (family obligations and respeto) and autonomy desires regarding personal, friendship, and dating activities. Adolescents judged that peers should prioritize Latino values over autonomy, which led to greater feelings of pride than happiness. However, they believed that teens would prioritize autonomy over Latino values, which led to greater feelings of happiness than pride. Adolescents reasoned about autonomy desires as personal issues, whereas reasoning about Latino values was multifaceted, including references to conventions and concerns for others. Furthermore, judgments and reasoning depended on the type of autonomy desire and Latino value and sometimes, by participants' age and sex.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villalobos Solís
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester.
authors.forename: Judith G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Smetana
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tasopoulos-Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*