Family dynamics and adjustment across Latino/a students' transition to college: Disentangling within- and between-person reciprocal associations.

ABSTRACT: Latino/a adolescents are increasingly represented in higher education. Whereas previous work suggests that positive aspects of the family can promote adjustment during the college transition, less is known regarding the longitudinal, reciprocal nature of these associations. The current study examined changes in parenting, family dynamics, and adjustment across the transition from high school to college among 207 Latino/a young adults (M_age = 18.10; 65.0% female identifying) in the Southwestern United States and investigated within- and between-person reciprocal relations using standard and random-intercept cross-lagged panel models. Participants self-reported on parental support, parental monitoring, family communication, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use during their

SUBMITTER: Sasser J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290520 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature