Adolescents’ Daily Assistance to the Family in Response to Maternal Need

Although children’s provision of family assistance is a common routine, little is understood about the day-to-day variability that may exist in children’s assistance behaviors. Guided by a family systems framework, the current study examined whether Mexican American adolescents’ provision of family assistance was contingent on daily maternal need. Adolescents (N=354, 49% males, Mage =14.9…