Mexico

Children’s well-being in diverse migration contexts: Goals, design, and preliminary findings from the FAMELO project

Migration is an increasingly prevalent demographic behavior that has important consequences for families and communities around the world. Families and households play a central role in shaping migration decisions; in turn, migrants can produce …

Adults’ positive socialization behaviors for adolescents in Nepal, Mexico, and Mozambique

Socialization is the process through which children learn values and behaviors that are appropriate in their cultural communities. Despite the importance of socialization to child development, most socialization studies have been conducted in …

Familial migration, and children's social competence and adjustment problems in Mexico

Migration affects many families across the globe, yet, we know very little concerning how parental migration affects children’s development. It is well established that children in single-parent contexts tend to struggle compared to children in …

An Exploration of Subjective Adulthood in Mexico, Mozambique, and Nepal

In post-industrialized nations, the transition to adulthood is evolving to reflect the needs of new economies, the role of education in human development, and the expected responsibilities of adolescents in households (Settersten, Furstenberg, and …

Family Migration Context and Adolescent Family Formation Expectations: Comparative Evidence from Three High-Migration Settings

Adults' perceptions of children's adjustment problems in Nepal, Mexico, and Mozambique

It benefits society when children are socially competent, engaged at school, and psychologically well. Children with adjustment problems have trouble being successful members of their communities. Most of what is known about children’s …

Adults' perceptions of socialization of children in Nepal, Mexico, and Mozambique

Children’s socialization experiences influence developmental outcomes, including social competence, emotion regulation, and coping (Baker et al., 2011; Eisenberg et al. 1996; Kliewer et al., 2006). Cross-cultural research points to several universal …

Familial migration and children's social competence in Mexico and Nepal - A pilot study

Migration is a complex phenomenon experienced by millions of families worldwide (Czaika & Hass, 2014). Migration induces changes at the family level, including adjusted roles and responsibilities for adults and children (Schoon, 2009). In addition, …

Mexican mothers’ conceptualizations of children’s social competence and incompetence.

Social competence is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and skills that individuals display for socially appropriate interactions (Schoon, 2009). The conceptualization of social competence varies by culture (Chen & French, 2008). In collectivistic …