Fostering academic competence in Latinx youth: The role of cultural values and parenting behaviors

Although high school completion rates for Latinx adolescents have improved, rural youth experience more barriers to academic success than their urban counterparts. Using a culturally informed model, we tested prospective associations between adolescents’ Wave 1 familism values (cultural emphasizing the importance of family relationships and connections) 2 competencies in sample predominantly ( N = 123) U.S. Midwest. We also examined whether youth-reports mother’s father’s warm parenting at moderated these associations. Familism predicted higher self-reported attachment aspirations expectations. Neither maternal nor paternal warmth attachment, aspirations, or Maternal 2, but not 1, positive These were pronounced under circumstances low warmth. Paternal did significantly moderate proposed predicting association attachment. This was stronger context Results emphasize joint roles culture fostering competence living primarily regions Midwest during critical developmental stage.