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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Early Adolesc. 2010 Jun;30(3):444–481. doi: 10.1177/0272431609338178

Table 5.

Construct validity relations of the Mexican American Cultural Values Scale subscales in the La Familia study

Familism
Support
Familism
Obligation
Familism
Referent
Respect Religion Traditional
Gender
Roles
Overall
Material
American
Values
Material
Success
Independence
&
Self Reliance
Competition
& Personal
Achievement
Overall
Mainstream
Values

Ethnic Pride:
Adolescents .58* .57* .48* .44* .41* .04 .56* -.01 .19* .10 .08
Mothers .42* .34* .33* .27* .20* .03 .35* .03 .24* .25* .23*
Fathers .40* .35* .35* .28* .19* .06 .35* .04 .26* .23* .24*

Ethnic Socialization:
Mothers .30* .35* .51* .26* .19* .31* .40* .25* .24* .39* .39*
Fathers .28* .26* .34* .24* .23* .22* .32* .14 .17 .26* .28*

Social Support:
Adolescents .50* .46* .40* .33* .21* .02 .44* .01 .19* .05 .06
Mothers .31* .13 .02 .13* .04 -.26* .12 -.18* .02 -.09 -.13*
Fathers .32* .31* .16 .11 .15* -.21* .18* -.15* .13 .02 -.02

Parental Acceptance:
Adolescents - Mother .44* .44* .42* .39* .25* .08 .45* .01 .21* .10 .09
Adolescents - Father .38* .30* .40* .29* .27* .11 .39* .04 .22* .11 .12
Mothers .40* .25* .21* .22* .18* .09 .29* .03 .11 .10 .10
Fathers .33* .31* .45* .33* .32* .14 .40* .03 .31* .18* .21*

Monitoring:
Adolescents - Mother .37* .35* .26* .31* .10 -.06 .32* -.14* .05 -.08 -.09
Adolescents - Father .36* .28* .29* .21* .21* -.03 .31* -.07 .12 -.02 -.02

Positive Role Model:
Mothers .17* .02 -.11 .14* .04 -.23* .04 -.15* .09 -.21* -.20*
Fathers .05 -.04 -.18 -.08 -.01 -.23* -.11* -.17* .04 -.19* -.19*

Delinquent Role Model:
Mothers .08 .08 .21* .00 -.02 .22* .10 .15* .02 .28* .25*
Fathers .04 .09 .21* -.03 .10 .19* .13 .24* .01 .22* .25*

Not Enough Money for Necessities:
Mothers -.17* -.01 .09 -.09 -.05 .33* -.01 .17* -.10 .18* .18*
Fathers -.13 -.06 .10 -.03 -.04 .30* .02 .24* -.06 .22* .24*

Defiance:
Adolescents -.07 .01 -.01 -.07 .05 .09 -.02 .13* .22* .15* .17*
*

p < .0057 Bonferroni corrected.