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25-11-2015 | Empirical Research

Transmission of Work Ethic in African-American Families and Its Links with Adolescent Adjustment

Auteurs: Bora Lee, Jenny Padilla, Susan M. McHale

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 11/2016

Abstract

A strong work ethic generally has positive implications for achievements in work and school settings, but we know little about how it develops. This study aimed to describe the intra-familial transmission of work ethic and the associations between work ethic and adjustment in African American youth. Mothers, fathers, and two adolescent siblings (M _age = 14.1 years) in 158 families were interviewed on two occasions. Path models revealed that fathers’ work ethic was positively linked with older siblings’ work ethic, which in turn was linked with more positive youth adjustment in the domains of school functioning and externalizing and internalizing problems. Moreover, the results indicated that the work ethics of older siblings, but not parents, was linked to those of younger siblings. The discussion focuses on the importance of African American fathers and siblings in youth adjustment and how work ethic may promote positive development.

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Titel: Transmission of Work Ethic in African-American Families and Its Links with Adolescent Adjustment
Auteurs: Bora Lee
Jenny Padilla
Susan M. McHale
Publicatiedatum: 25-11-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0391-0

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