Similar but Different: Argentinean Parent-Adolescent Relationships.

ALICIA FACIO; SANTIAGO RESETT

Filadelfia

Congreso; XIII Biennial Meeting de la Society for Research on Adolescence; 2010

García Coll, Fuligni -among others-reported that Latinos living in USA valued close family connections and support. However, few research directly examining the central role of family cohesion in the well-being and adjustment of adolescents and emerging adults living in Latin America. The findings here presented with regard to family cohesion in adolescence and emerging adulthood are compatible with the contention of cross-cultural researchers that higher social closeness and support -a prominent feature in Latin American countries- is the factor that explains a level of life satisfaction higher than could be expected taking into account the difficult political and economic context in which our young people develop.