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It is unclear how autonomy-related parenting processes are associated with Latinx adolescent adjustment. This study uses Latent Profile Analysis to identify typologies of parental monitoring and parent–adolescent conflict and examines their association with Latinx youth’s school performance and depressive symptoms. The sample included 248 Latinx 9th and 10th graders (50% female) who completed surveys during fall (Time 1) and spring (Time 2) semesters of the school year. When compared to a high monitoring/low conflict parenting profile, a moderate monitoring/moderate conflict profile was associated with stronger declines in school performance; for boys, a high monitoring/moderately high conflict profile also was associated with greater increases in depressive symptoms. For Latinx immigrant families, researchers should consider monitoring and conflict as co-occurring processes.
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K.R. conceived of the study, oversaw its design, conducted analyses, and drafted the manuscript; S.L. participated in interpreting findings from latent profile analyses and drafting the manuscript; R.W. participated in interpreting findings from latent profile analyses and critical revisions of the manuscript for important intellectual content; T.L. participated in the study design, analysis and interpretation of data, and critical revisions of the manuscript for intellectual content; E.C. participated to the interpretation of data and assisted in critical revisions of the manuscript for intellectual content, specifically for the cultural context; G.K. participated in interpretation of data and assisted in critical revisions of the manuscript for intellectual content, specifically for Latinx adolescent autonomy; J.S. participated in data analysis plans, interpreting findings, and revising the manuscript for intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Roche, K.M., Lambert, S.F., White, R.M.B. et al. Autonomy-related Parenting Processes and Adolescent Adjustment in Latinx Immigrant Families. J Youth Adolescence 48, 1161–1174 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-01010-5
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