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 |
|
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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.