Exploratory pilot study finds that gender role socialization beliefs affect ethnic–racial identity in Latine youth, indicating environment matters.
Key Points
Lower ethnic–racial identity reported when adolescents' parents hold stronger traditional gender role beliefs in troubled neighborhoods, and neighborhood conditions remain influential.
Hierarchical regression models showed traditional gender role beliefs moderated how neighborhood problems impact ethnic–racial identity dimensions like centrality and regard.
Exploratory pilot study engaged 60 Latine parent-adolescent dyads from a Northeastern new destination context, emphasizing the importance of socialization.
Implications highlight the role of adaptive parenting processes in developing identity within under-resourced environments.