Using latent profile analysis, the authors examined patterns of mother – father involvement in adolescents’ peer relationships along three dimensions—support, guidance, and restrictions— in 240 Mexican-origin families. Three profiles were identified: (a) High Mother Involvement (mothers higher than fathers on all three dimensions), (b) High Support/Congruent (mothers and fathers reporte…
Guided by a risk and resilience framework, this study used a prospective longitudinal, multiplereporter design to examine how social support from a mother figure during pregnancy interacted with Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ self-esteem to inform their parenting efficacy when their children were 10 months old. Using reports of perceived social support by adolescent mothers (Mage =16.24,…