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Selected Publications

Our research focuses on developmental, Cultural, and Contextual Influences on behavioral and health outcomes of ethnic-racial minoritized  youth focused on Latino/a/x

Longitudinal Linkages among Parents' Educational Expectations, Youth's Educational Expectations, and Competence in Mexican-origin Families

Aceves, L., Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y., & Robins, R. W. (2020). Longitudinal Linkages among Parents' Educational Expectations, Youth's Educational Expectations, and Competence in Mexican-origin Families. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49(1), 32-48. 10.1007/s10964-019-01161-5

Family Profiles of Cohesion and Parenting Practices and Latino Youth Adjustment 

Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y., Gonzales-Backen, M., Henry, C. S., Kim, P. S. Y., Roblyer, M. Z., Plunkett, S. W., & Sands, T. (2018). Family Profiles of Cohesion and Parenting Practices and Latino Youth Adjustment. Family Process, 57(3), 719-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12314 

Perceptions of support from mothers, fathers, and friends: Direct and indirect associations with the psychological adjustment of Mexican-origin girls

Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y., Tilghman-Osborne, E., Calderón-López, S., & Moore, A. M. (2017). Perceptions of support from mothers, fathers, and friends: Direct and indirect associations with the psychological adjustment of Mexican-origin girls. Journal of Latina/O Psychology, 5(3), 142-156. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000070

Behavioral autonomy age expectations among Mexican-origin mother-daughter dyads: An examination of within-group variability

Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Espinosa-Hernández, G., & Brown, A. M. (2011). Behavioral autonomy age expectations among Mexican-origin mother–daughter dyads: An examination of within-group variability. Journal of Adolescence (London, England.), 35(3), 691-700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.10.005

A Developmental-Contextual Model of Depressive Symptoms in Mexican-Origin Female Adolescents

Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Gayles, J. G. (2012). A Developmental-Contextual Model of Depressive Symptoms in Mexican-Origin Female Adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 48(2), 406-421.https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025666

Examining socio-cultural and neighborhood factors associated with trajectories of Mexican-origin mothers’ education-related involvement

Bhargava, S., Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y., Witherspoon, D. P., Pomerantz, E. M., & Robins, R. W. (2017). Examining socio-cultural and neighborhood factors associated with trajectories of Mexican-origin mothers’ education-related involvement. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46(8), 1789-1804. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0628-6

A Behavioral Process Model of Familism. Journal of Family Theory & Review

Hernández, M. M., & Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y. (2016). A Behavioral Process Model of Familism. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 8(4), 463-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12166

“Our Child Is Not Like Us:” Understanding Parent-Child Conflict Among U.S. Latino Families

Zapata Roblyer, M., Bámaca–Colbert, M., Rojas, S., & Cervantes, R. (2015). “Our Child Is Not Like Us:” Understanding Parent-Child Conflict Among U.S. Latino Families. Family Science Review, 20(2)10.26536/FSR.2015.20.02.01

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