Larry E. Dumka|Nancy A. Gonzales|Lorey A. Wheeler|Roger E. Millsap
Parenting self-efficacy and parenting practices over time in Mexican American families.
Arizona State University
drawing social cognitive theory study used longitudinal crosslagged panel design structural equation modeling approach evaluate parenting selfefficacys reciprocal causal associations parents positive control practices time predict adolescents conduct problems data obtained teachers mothers adolescents 189 mexican american families living southwest united states accounting contemporaneous reciprocal relationships parenting selfefficacy pse positive control results indicated parenting selfefficacy predicted future positive control practices rather reverse pse also showed direct effects decreased adolescent conduct problems pse functioned antecedent causal role relation parents positive control practices adolescents conduct problems sample results support crosscultural applicability social cognitive theory parenting mexican american families implication parenting interventions aimed preventing adolescent conduct problems need focus elevating pse mexican american parents low levels pse addition future research seek specify effective strategies enhancing pse