Prosocial Behaviour

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Family, Peer, and Acculturative Correlates of Prosocial Development Among Latinos

Maria Rosario T. de Guzman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, mguzman2@unl.edu

Gustavo Carlo

University of Nebraska - Lincoln, gcarlo1@unl.edu

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de Guzman, Maria Rosario T. and Carlo, Gustavo, "Family, Peer, and Acculturative Correlates of Prosocial Development Among Latinos" (2004). Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences. Paper 718. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsresearch/718

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FAMILY, PEER, AND ACCULTURATIVE CORRELATES OF PROSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG LATINOS Maria Rosario T. de Guzman

238 Burnett Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0308 deguzm@unlserve,unl,edu

and

Gustavo Carlo

238 Burnett Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0308 gcarlol@unl,edu

ABSTRACT-The present study was designed to examine the roles of family cohesion and adaptability, parent and peer attachment, and acculturation in predicting prosocial behavior tendencies in Latino adolescents from Nebraska, A total of 63 Latinos (M age = 14.52 years) from Lincoln, NE, completed measures of acculturation, parent and peer attachment, family adaptability and cohesion, and...