scholarly journals The Development of Educational Aspirations and Expectations From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study of Mexican-Origin Youth

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 965-974
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Lawson ◽  
Olivia E. Atherton ◽  
Emilio Ferrer ◽  
Richard W. Robins
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Mexican Origin Youth ◽  
Using Data

Mexican-origin youth are at increased risk for school dropout and low educational attainment. High educational aspirations and expectations provide a potential source of resilience, given their association with positive educational outcomes. Using data from a longitudinal study of 674 Mexican-origin youth, we examined the development of educational aspirations ("how far would you like to go in school?") and expectations ("how far do you actually expect to go?") from 7th grade ( M age = 12.8) to 2 years post–high school ( M age = 19.8). Results indicate that Mexican-origin youth enter adolescence with very high aspirations and expectations (e.g., 67% expect to graduate from college) and maintain them even after transitioning into young adulthood. Several demographic and cultural factors, including parent education level, family income, the cultural value of familism, ethnic identity, and Spanish language use, were associated with higher aspirations and expectations.

scholarly journals The Development of Educational Aspirations and Expectations from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study of Mexican-Origin Youth

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Lawson ◽  
Olivia E. Atherton ◽  
Emilio Ferrer ◽  
Richard Robins
Keyword(s):  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Mexican Origin Youth ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Spanish Language Use

Mexican-origin youth are at increased risk for school dropout and low educational attainment. High educational aspirations and expectations provide a potential source of resilience, given that they predict positive educational outcomes. Using data from a large sample of Mexican-origin youth (N=674), we examined the development of educational aspirations (how far would you like to go in school?) and expectations (how far do you actually expect to go?) from seventh grade (Mage=12.8) to two years post-high school (Mage=19.8). Results indicate that Mexican-origin youth enter adolescence with very high aspirations and expectations, and maintain them even after transitioning into young adulthood. Several demographic and cultural factors, including parental education, family income, the cultural value of familism, ethnic identity, and Spanish language use, were associated with higher aspirations and expectations.

scholarly journals The Co-Development of Chores and Effortful Control among Mexican-Origin Youth and Prospective Work Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodica I. Damian ◽  
Olivia E. Atherton ◽  
Katherine M. Lawson ◽  
Richard Robins
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Effortful Control ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Late Childhood ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Mexican Origin Youth ◽  
Working Student

The present research examined: (a) the co-development of chores and effortful control, and (b) the prospective impact of effortful control development (i.e., initial levels and the trajectory of effortful control from late childhood through adolescence) on work outcomes in young adulthood. We used data from a longitudinal study of 674 Mexican-origin youth assessed at ages 10, 12, 14, 16, and 19. We found no evidence of co-developmental associations between chores and effortful control, but we found that higher initial levels of effortful control (age 10) predicted working-student status, less job stress, and better job fit, and steeper increases in effortful control from age 10 to 16 predicted higher job satisfaction and job autonomy in young adulthood (age 19).

scholarly journals The development of shyness from late childhood to adolescence: A longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Lawson ◽  
Brenna Lewalani Barrett ◽  
Ryan J. Cerny ◽  
Kaitlyn E. Enrici ◽  
Juan Garcia-Cardenas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Late Childhood ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Mexican Origin Youth ◽  
Using Data

Shyness, or the tendency to be inhibited and uncomfortable in novel social situations, is a consequential personality trait, especially during adolescence. The present study examined the development of shyness from late childhood (age 10) through adolescence (age 16) using data from a large, longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth (N = 674). Using both self- and mother-reports of shyness assessed via the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised, we found moderate to high rank-order stabilities across two-year intervals and a mean-level decrease in shyness from age 10 to 16. Anxiety and depression were associated with higher initial levels of shyness, and anxiety was associated with greater decreases in shyness from age 10 to 16. Contrary to predictions, neither nativity (country of birth) nor language proficiency (English, Spanish) was associated with the development of shyness across adolescence. Thus, youth generally decline in shyness during adolescence, although there is substantial individual variability in shyness trajectories.

scholarly journals Race, Adolescent Socioeconomic Status, and Lifetime Non-Medical Use of Prescription Painkillers: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12289
Author(s):  
Amy Ehntholt ◽  
Roman Pabayo ◽  
Lisa Berkman ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Opioid Overdose ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The misuse of prescription painkillers is a major contributor to the ongoing drug overdose epidemic. This study investigated variability in non-medical use of prescription painkillers (NMUPP) by race and early-life socioeconomic status (SES) in a sample now at increased risk for opioid overdose. Data from two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 11,602) were used to calculate prevalence of reported NMUPP by Wave 4 (2008; mean age 28), and to assess variation by race and by equivalized household family income at Wave 1 (1994/5). Predicted values for prevalence of NMUPP were modelled, adjusting for age, sex, parental education, and region. Race and SES in adolescence were associated with later reported NMUPP. A gradient was seen in prevalence by SES (adjusted: family income quartile 1 = 13.3%; quartile 2 = 13.8%; quartile 3 = 14.8%; quartile 4 = 16.0%; trend p-value = 0.007). Prevalence was higher among males. Racial/ethnic differences in prevalence were seen (non-Hispanic white (NHW) = 18.5%; non-Hispanic black (NHB) = 5.8%; Hispanic = 10.5%; Other = 10.0%). SES differences were less pronounced upon stratification, with trend tests significant only among females (p = 0.004), and marginally significant among Hispanic males (p = 0.06). Early-life SES was associated with reported lifetime NMUPP: the higher the family income in adolescence, the greater the likelihood of NMUPP by young adulthood. Variations in NMUPP by income paled in comparison with racial/ethnic differences. Results point to a possible long-enduring association between SES and NMUPP, and a need to examine underlying mechanisms.

scholarly journals The Role of Temperament in the Onset of Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors across Adolescence: Findings from a 10-year Longitudinal Study of Mexican-Origin Youth

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Lawson ◽  
John K. Kellerman ◽  
Evan Kleiman ◽  
Wiebke Bleidorn ◽  
Christopher James Hopwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Effortful Control ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Negative Emotionality ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Positive Emotionality ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Mexican Origin Youth ◽  
And Behaviors

Suicide among young people is an increasingly prevalent and devastating public health crisis around the world. To reduce the rate of suicide, it is important to identify factors that can help us better predict suicidal ideation and behaviors. Adolescent temperament (Effortful Control, Negative Emotionality, Positive Emotionality) may be a source of risk and resilience for the onset of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts. The present study uses longitudinal data from a large community sample of Mexican-origin youth (N=674), assessed annually from age 12 to 21, to examine how temperament is associated with the onset of suicidal ideation and behaviors during adolescence and young adulthood. Results indicate that higher levels of Effortful Control (Activation Control, Inhibitory Control, Attention) are associated with decreased probability of experiencing the onset of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts, whereas higher levels of Negative Emotionality (particularly Aggression, Frustration, and Depressed Mood) are associated with increased probability of experiencing the onset of suicidal ideation and behaviors. Positive Emotionality (Surgency, Affiliation) was not associated with the onset of suicidal ideation and behaviors. Supplemental analyses showed conceptually similar findings for the Big Five, with Conscientiousness associated with decreased risk, Neuroticism associated with increased risk, and the other three dimensions showing largely null results. No meaningful differences emerged between boys and girls, or youth born in the U.S. versus Mexico. Overall, these findings suggest that adolescent temperament serves as both a risk factor (via Negative Emotionality) and a protective factor (via Effortful Control) for suicidal ideation and behaviors in Mexican-origin youth.

scholarly journals Reciprocal relations between internalizing symptoms and frequency of alcohol use: Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystal H. Parrish ◽  
Olivia E. Atherton ◽  
Alina Quintana ◽  
Rand D. Conger ◽  
Richard W. Robins
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Reciprocal Relations ◽  
Mexican Origin Youth
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