Mexican-Origin Families Coping Together: Does Family Coping Predict Child Coping?

Family is an important context for the development of adaptive child coping. Further, both family and child coping can promote positive mental health. This study examines whether family coping predicts child coping over 1 year among Mexican-origin immigrant families. Participants included 104 famili...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 2021-08, Vol.57 (8), p.1291-1296
Main Authors: Santiago, Catherine DeCarlo, Jolie, Sarah A., Bustos, Yvita, Distel, Laura M. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Child Behavior
Child Development
Childhood Development
Children
Coping
Coping Behavior
Coping strategies
Disengagement
Family
Family Environment
Family Income
Family Influence
Family Problems
Female
Human
Immigrants
Immigration
Low Income Groups
Male
Mental Health
Mexican Americans
Noncitizens
Poverty
Predictor Variables
Problem Solving
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Summary:Family is an important context for the development of adaptive child coping. Further, both family and child coping can promote positive mental health. This study examines whether family coping predicts child coping over 1 year among Mexican-origin immigrant families. Participants included 104 families with a child aged 6-10 years (Mage = 8.39, 61% female) and at least 1 Mexican-origin parent. The majority of primary caregivers (Mage = 37.13) identified as female (97%), while 82% of secondary caregivers (Mage = 43.14) identified as male. Family income was 150% of the poverty line or below. Families completed video-recorded interaction tasks and family coping strategies were coded. Caregivers completed surveys on children's coping. Family problem solving was associated with child primary and secondary control coping concurrently and predicted less use of disengagement over time. Family reframing was linked to less disengagement concurrently, and predicted child secondary control coping over time. Family coping may promote adaptive child coping among immigrant families.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/dev0001216