La Unión Hace la Fuerza: The Power of Parental Involvement in the Emotional Well-Being of Hispanic/Latinx Youth

Authors

Ana McCarl, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

parental involvement, mental well-being, emotional well-being, Hispanic, Latinx, Latino, emotional health, mental health

Abstract

The present study seeks to answer how parental involvement impacts the emotional health of Hispanic/Latinx youth, a population known for disproportionately experiencing high rates of mental health disorders in the US.

Data were taken from 373 parent-child dyads from every state in Mexico, and a linear regression model was run to assess if parental involvement predicts emotional well-being while controlling for age, marital status, education, and gender.

The results showed that parental involvement predicted child emotional well-being, with each unit increase in parental involvement representing a 7.98 increase in child emotional well-being.

Given the prevalence of negative mental health outcomes among this population, culturally-tailored interventions should seek to incorporate parental involvement as an essential part of individual and family therapy.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

McCarl, Ana, "La Unión Hace la Fuerza: The Power of Parental Involvement in the Emotional Well-Being of Hispanic/Latinx Youth" (2024). FHSS Mentored Research Conference. 374.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/fhssconference_studentpub/374

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-04-15

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Social Work

University Standing at Time of Publication

Graduate Student

Course

SOC W 602

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