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Mothers and adolescents often perceive parenting differently, but it is unclear how different profiles of mother-adolescent perceived parenting and developmental transitions of such profiles would influence adolescent academic performance longitudinally. The current study adopted a three-wave dataset of 604 Mexican-origin adolescents (54% female; Mwave1.age = 12.92 years) and 595 mothers. Adolescents who agreed on high levels of positive parenting with their mothers in early adolescence (i.e., the Both High group) and stayed in the Both High group demonstrated the best academic performance in late adolescence. However, adolescents who changed from the Both High group in early adolescence and ended with discrepancies in perceived parenting or an agreement on low positive parenting with mothers in late adolescence had the worst academic performance. The findings suggest the plasticity of mother-adolescent relationships during adolescence, which can be an intervention target to improve Mexican-origin adolescent academic performance.
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This research was supported through awards to S.Y.K. from (1) National Science Foundation, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, 1651128 and 0956123, (2) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 1R21MD012706-01A1 and 3R21MD-012706-02S1, (3) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5R03HD060045-02, (4) Russell Sage Foundation, 2699, (5) Spencer Foundation, 10023427, (6) Hogg Foundation for Mental Health JRG-102, (7) Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Grant and Special Research Grant from the University of Texas at Austin, (8) College of Natural Sciences Catalyst Grant from the University of Texas at Austin, and (9) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5P2CHD042849-20 grant awarded to the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
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W.W. participated in conceptualizing the study, conducted statistical analyses, and drafted the manuscript; S.C. participated in the interpretation of the results, drafted the manuscript, and provided a critical review of the manuscript; S.Y.K. designed the larger project, collected data, participated in the conceptualization of the current study and interpretation of the results, and provided reviews of the manuscript; Y.H. participated in conceptualizing the study, interpreting the results, and providing critical reviews of the manuscript. All authors contributed to the review of the manuscript and approved the final manuscript.
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Wen, W., Chen, S., Kim, S.Y. et al. Mother-Adolescent Perceived Parenting Profiles and Mexican-origin Adolescents’ Academic Performance. J Youth Adolescence 52, 344–358 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01696-0
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