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. 2024 Aug;59(4):578-587.
doi: 10.1002/ijop.13120. Epub 2024 Feb 28.

Cultural values, parenting and child adjustment in Colombia

Laura Di Giunta  1 , Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado  2 , Marcela Ruiz Garcia  2
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Cultural values, parenting and child adjustment in Colombia

Laura Di Giunta et al. Int J Psychol. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

This study examined associations of mothers' and fathers' individualism, collectivism and conformity values with parenting (warmth, rules/limit-setting, knowledge solicitation and expectations regarding children's family obligations) and child internalising and externalising behaviours in Colombia. Mothers, fathers and children (N = 100) from Medellín, Colombia were interviewed when children were, on average, 10 years old. Higher maternal collectivism and conformity values were associated with higher maternal warmth and fewer child externalising problems, whereas higher paternal collectivism was associated with lower maternal warmth and more child externalising problems. Fathers' cultural values also were related to their expectations regarding children's family obligations. The findings suggest differences in how mothers' and fathers' cultural values are related to parenting and child adjustment in Colombia, as well as the need to examine cultural values beyond individualism, collectivism and conformity values.

Keywords: Child development; Collectivism; Conformity values; Culture; Parenting.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.

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