Conceptions of Good Parent—Adolescent Relationshipsamong Cuban American Teenagers

摘要

This study was designed to explore CubanAmerican adolescents' conceptions of good parent–adoles-cent relationships and the extent to which they reflectcultural values and gender roles. Focus group interviewswere conducted with 23 U.S. Cuban American adolescents(mean age=17.1 years; SD=.90) with at least one immi-grant parent. A qualitative analysis of interview transcriptsusing the tools of grounded theory revealed genderedfamily roles and relationships across parent–child dyads.Mothers were extensively involved in their children's dailylives, and mother–adolescent relationships were often close;in contrast, fathers were background figures who stepped in to make important decisions and dispense discipline. Boysand girls reported distinct relationships with each parentand linked family roles and relationships to Cuban culture.