Latino Parents' Perspectives on the Life Trajectories of Mixed-Status Children.

Autor: Grzywacz JG; Department of Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA., Apanecatl-Ibarra E; Department of Higher Education & Student Affairs, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.; Present Address: Center for Intercultural Reflection and Social Action, the Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, Puebla, Mexico., Iheanacho E; Department of Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA., Pocchio KE; Department of Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA., Cardamone JR; Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.; Present Address: Families Matter DSM, LLC, Des Moines, USA., Merten MJ; Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.; Present Address: Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA., Zapata MI; Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.; Present Address: Uma Tulsa, Inc, Tulsa, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of child and family studies [J Child Fam Stud] 2022; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 740-752. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 07.
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-02172-2
Abstrakt: Many immigrant Latino families have one or more U.S. -born children and at least one foreign-born non-citizen child. Contextual theories of human development would argue that these siblings would have very different life trajectories by virtue of their citizenship status or lack thereof. However, researchers and policy-makers know very little about the home environment of mixed-status siblings. Using data from in-depth personal interviews, this study examined parental perceptions of the life trajectories of mixed-status youth. Participants were 18 parents with at least one adolescent between the ages of 10-18 residing at home. Using grounded theory, two broad themes emerged. First, parental perceptions of children's life trajectories based on citizenship and parental concerns' regarding their children's mixed legal status. Within this first theme, parents discussed youth's educational opportunities, job prospects, health care access, and travel restrictions. The second theme was parental concerns' about their children's citizenship status; ambivalence about migrating to the United States; and coping with fear and anxiety. Results of this study highlight the pervasive influence of immigration policies and practices on family dynamics and child development, the risk they posit to youth development and individual family resilience.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors declare no competing of interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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