Table 2.
Means (Standard Deviations) for each Mexican American Cultural Values Scale subscale for immigrants and non-immigrants in the Puentes study
| Adolescents | Mothers | Fathers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican American Values Subscales | Born in Mexico N=112 | Born in U.S. N=447 | Born in Mexico N=347 | Born in U.S. N=222 | Born in Mexico N=227 | Born in U.S. N=98 |
| Familism - Support | 4.56 (.43) | 4.50 (.47) | 4.75 (.36) | 4.64 (.39)** | 4.71 (.36) | 4.69 (.31) |
| Familism - Obligations | 4.55 (.44) | 4.40 (.52)** | 4.38 (.52) | 4.10 (.53) *** | 4.47 (.45) | 4.35 (.45)* |
| Familism - Referent | 4.50 (.43) | 4.38 (.49)* | 4.47 (.52) | 4.04 (.58)*** | 4.58 (.40) | 4.28 (.47)*** |
| Respect | 4.54 (.41) | 4.47 (.47) | 4.41 (.49) | 4.45 (.43) | 4.46 (.43) | 4.61 (.32)** |
| Religion | 4.33 (.57) | 4.22 (.62) | 4.54 (.52) | 4.40 (.62)** | 4.48 (.53) | 4.31 (.82)* |
| Traditional Gender Roles | 3.27 (.97) | 3.05 (.85)* | 3.04 (.94) | 2.57 (.81)*** | 3.24 (.91) | 2.78 (.84)*** |
| Overall Mexican American Values | 4.29 (.39) | 4.16 (.41)** | 4.23 (.43) | 3.97 (.39)*** | 4.31 (.37) | 4.13 (.35)*** |
|
Mainstream Values Subscales Material Success |
2.56 (.93) | 2.56 (.81) | 2.45 (.93) | 2.00 (.71)*** | 2.73 (.93) | 2.14 (.82)*** |
| Independence & Self-Reliance | 3.78 (.72) | 3.72 (.62) | 3.98 (.63) | 3.84 (.56)** | 3.98 (.62) | 3.93 (.60) |
| Competition & Personal Achievement | ||||||
| 3.77 (.84) | 3.62 (.69) | 4.08 (.84) | 3.43 (.80)*** | 4.25 (.71) | 3.70 (.76)*** | |
| Overall Mainstream Values | 3.37 (.67) | 3.30 (.54) | 3.51 (.65) | 3.09 (.52)*** | 3.65 (.60) | 3.26 (.55)*** |
Significant differences between participants born in Mexico and those born in the U .S. :
*
p <. 05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.