Hausmann-Stabile Carolina, Gulbas Lauren, Zayas Luis H
Washington University in St. Louis.
Hisp J Behav Sci. 2013 Aug 1;35(3):390-406. doi: 10.1177/0739986313495496.
Parents' aspirations and expectations are communicated to their offspring. Children internalize their parents' aspirations and accept some of the expectations while rejecting others, all part of the developmental process and identity-consolidation. When the aspirations and expectations of youth and parents are incongruent, the outcomes in youths' behavior can be deleterious, such as when adolescents manifest suicidal behaviors. We examined aspirations expressed by 12 Latina adolescent suicide attempters and their parents and compared them to 12 non-suicidal Latinas and parents. Qualitative analyses revealed that incongruence of aspirations between girls and their parents were greater among suicidal teens. Suicidal and non-suicidal Latinas presented contrasting aspirations: the former on gaining independence and the latter on completing their education and pursuing careers. Findings may inform developmental research and ways in which clinicians and policymakers can help Latinas achieve their own and their parents' aspirations.
父母的愿望和期望会传达给他们的后代。孩子们会将父母的愿望内化，接受一些期望，同时拒绝其他期望，这都是发展过程和身份认同巩固的一部分。当年轻人和父母的愿望与期望不一致时，年轻人的行为结果可能是有害的，比如青少年表现出自杀行为时。我们研究了12名有自杀企图的拉丁裔青少年及其父母表达的愿望，并将其与12名非自杀倾向的拉丁裔青少年及其父母进行了比较。定性分析表明，自杀青少年中女孩与父母之间愿望的不一致性更大。有自杀倾向和无自杀倾向的拉丁裔青少年有着截然不同的愿望：前者渴望独立，后者希望完成学业并追求职业发展。研究结果可能会为发展研究以及临床医生和政策制定者帮助拉丁裔青少年实现自身及父母愿望的方式提供参考。
