Fusion or Familialism: A Construct Problem in Studies of Mexican American Adolescents
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| Title: | Fusion or Familialism: A Construct Problem in Studies of Mexican American Adolescents |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Baer, Judith C., Prince, Jonathan D., Velez, Judith |
| Source: | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 2004 26(3):263-273. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243 (Toll Free); Fax: 800-583-2665 (Toll Free). |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2004 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mexican Americans, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Whites, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, Cultural Influences, Evaluation Methods, Family Relationship |
| ISSN: | 0739-9863 |
| Abstract: | This study was an investigation of intergenerational relationships related to the individuation process as reported by Mexican (N = 2,388) and European American (N = 2,907) adolescents. The primary aim was to examine the construct within theories of adolescent development that emotional separation in parent-adolescent relationships is an inherent aspect of the developmental process that occurs across the two ethnic groups. The authors conducted confirmatory factor analyses on a subscale INFUS of an instrument developed to measure family process, the Personal Authority in the Family System Questionnaire (PAFS-Q) developed by Bray, Williamson, and Malone. In sum, findings indicate: (1) the need for better measurement testing; (2) the need to revisit the concept of autonomy from the family as a universal task during adolescent development; and (3) caution in the clinical use of concepts such as fusion and independence when delivering mental health services to Mexican adolescents and their families. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Entry Date: | 2006 |
| Access URL: | https://hjb.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/3/263 |
| Accession Number: | EJ727124 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study was an investigation of intergenerational relationships related to the individuation process as reported by Mexican (N = 2,388) and European American (N = 2,907) adolescents. The primary aim was to examine the construct within theories of adolescent development that emotional separation in parent-adolescent relationships is an inherent aspect of the developmental process that occurs across the two ethnic groups. The authors conducted confirmatory factor analyses on a subscale INFUS of an instrument developed to measure family process, the Personal Authority in the Family System Questionnaire (PAFS-Q) developed by Bray, Williamson, and Malone. In sum, findings indicate: (1) the need for better measurement testing; (2) the need to revisit the concept of autonomy from the family as a universal task during adolescent development; and (3) caution in the clinical use of concepts such as fusion and independence when delivering mental health services to Mexican adolescents and their families. |
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| ISSN: | 0739-9863 |
