Duran Julissa G, Updegraff Kimberly A, Perez-Brena Norma J, Umaña-Taylor Adriana J
School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Fam Process. 2025 Mar;64(1):e13073. doi: 10.1111/famp.13073. Epub 2024 Nov 3.
Romantic relationships are normative in adolescence, and parents can play a role in supporting or restricting adolescents' romantic experiences. This study examined parents' involvement in adolescents' romantic relationships in a sample of 226 Mexican-origin families. Findings indicated that, on average, mothers were more supportive of adolescents' romantic relationships than fathers, and parents were more supportive of daughters than of sons. Fathers' (but not mothers') Mexican cultural orientations were associated with greater restrictions on adolescents' romantic relationships. For mothers of boys, higher levels of familism values were linked to lower levels of support, and for fathers of boys, more traditional gender role attitudes were associated with less support. Also, more parent-youth conflict was associated with greater support from mothers but greater restrictions from both mothers and fathers. Finally, less granted autonomy in early adolescence was associated with greater parental restrictions. Discussion focuses on the nature of mothers' and fathers' involvement in adolescents' romantic relationships. Implications for research and practice highlight the importance of recognizing cultural and relational factors that shape mothers' and fathers' parenting around adolescent dating.
浪漫关系在青少年时期很常见，父母在支持或限制青少年的浪漫经历方面可以发挥作用。本研究在226个墨西哥裔家庭的样本中考察了父母对青少年浪漫关系的参与情况。研究结果表明，平均而言，母亲比父亲更支持青少年的浪漫关系，而且父母对女儿的支持多于儿子。父亲（而非母亲）的墨西哥文化取向与对青少年浪漫关系的更多限制有关。对于男孩的母亲来说，更高水平的家庭主义价值观与较低水平的支持相关，而对于男孩的父亲来说，更传统的性别角色态度与较少的支持相关。此外，更多的亲子冲突与母亲更多的支持相关，但与母亲和父亲的更多限制都相关。最后，青少年早期较少的自主授予与父母更多的限制相关。讨论聚焦于母亲和父亲对青少年浪漫关系参与的性质。对研究和实践的启示凸显了认识塑造母亲和父亲围绕青少年约会的养育方式的文化和关系因素的重要性。
