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Latino Adolescents’ Adjustment, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, and the Mother‐Adolescent Relationship *
Author(s) -
Corona Rosalie,
Lefkowitz Eva S.,
Sigman Marian,
Romo Laura F.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00325.x
Subject(s) - psychology , depressive symptoms , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , family conflict , depression (economics) , substance use , conversation , psychiatry , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics , communication
This study examined associations between adolescent behaviors, maternal depressive symptoms, and mother‐adolescent relationships. Latina mothers and adolescents (111 dyads) completed questionnaires and participated in videotaped discussions. Mothers’ depressive symptoms related to adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing behaviors and family satisfaction. Observed maternal behavior during a conflict conversation also related to adolescent substance use. Family satisfaction partially mediated the relation between maternal depressive symptoms and adolescents’ substance use. Clinical implications for working with Latino adolescents are discussed.