TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Ecodevelopmental correlates of behavior problems in young Hispanic females
JO  - Applied developmental science
A1  - Coatsworth, J. D.
A1  - Pantin, H
A1  - McBride, C
A1  - Briones, Elena
A1  - Kurtines, W
A1  - Szapocznik, J.
SP  - 126
EP  - 143
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - Guided by ecodevelopmental theory (Szapocznik  and  Coatsworth, 1999), this study investigated the influence of multiple social ecological levels (microsystem, mesosystem, macrosystem), domains (family, school, peers), and processes (support, conflict) on the development of externalizing and internalizing behavior problems in a sample of 150 middle-school age Hispanic females. Support and conflict in the family microsystem showed the strongest and most consistent bivariate and unique relations with behavior problems. Two mesosystem level variables, conflict between parents and daughters' peers and support between parent and school personnel, were also significantly related to mother and daughter reports of externalizing behavior, respectively. Acculturation interacted with family conflict to predict both internalizing and externalizing behavior, and with support between family and school to predict externalizing behavior. These results highlight the importance of accounting for multiple dimensions and levels of social context when investigating the development of psychopathology. Implications for interventions are discussed.<p />
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SN  - 1088-8691
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -