Family Relations
Volume 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-590

Neighborhood, parenting, and adolescent factors and academic achievement in latino adolescents from immigrant families (Article)

Henry C.S. , Merten M.J. , Plunkett S.W. , Sands T.
  • a Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States
  • b Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, 700 N Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74106, United States
  • c Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8255, United States
  • d Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330-8265, United States

Abstract

Self-report questionnaire, school records, and census block group data for 502 Latino adolescents in immigrant families were examined using multilevel modeling to test how structural neighborhood adversity, in addition to perceived neighborhood, parental, and adolescent factors, explained grade point average (GPA). The results showed perceived neighborhood risk, mothers' education aspirations for youth, and gender were directly related to GPA. Academic motivation mediated the relationship between fathers' and mothers' monitoring and GPA. Implications for prevention, intervention, and policy are presented. © 2008 by the National Council on Family Relations.

Author Keywords

Immigrant Neighborhood academic achievement Latino adolescents Educational aspirations Parenting

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-56349111104&doi=10.1111%2fj.1741-3729.2008.00524.x&partnerID=40&md5=d94f7f1c0c0a386af0cb3d2944eebae4
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00524.x
ISSN: 01976664
Cited by: 35
Original Language: English