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Kristy Y. Shih University of California, Riverside

Presented at the California Sociological Association meetings 2006 – Riverside, CA. The effects of economic stress on Mexican American and European American families – A replication of the Conger model. Kristy Y. Shih University of California, Riverside. Conger’s Economic Stress Model.

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Kristy Y. Shih University of California, Riverside

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  1. Presented at the California Sociological Association meetings 2006 – Riverside, CA The effects of economic stress on Mexican American and European American families – A replication of the Conger model Kristy Y. Shih University of California, Riverside

  2. Conger’s Economic Stress Model

  3. Why studying MA and EA families? • Economic and family stresses are not equally distributed in American society • “Racial minorities, the poorly educated, and those with modest economic resources typically face a disproportionate amount of life stress and have fewer social resources for coping with those stresses.” (Grzywacz, McDonald, and Almeida, 2002)

  4. Mean differences on selected variables between MA and EA families *** p<.001 ** p<.01 * p<.05

  5. *** p<.001 ** p<.01 * p<.05

  6. Predictors of Depression – EA parents

  7. Predictors of Depression – MA parents

  8. Conger’s Economic Stress Model

  9. Predictors of Child Adjustment – EA families

  10. Predictors of Child Adjustment – MA families

  11. Summary • Replication of the Conger model • Significant racial/ethnic differences • Different family processes

  12. Future Directions • Mediating and moderating effects • Long term effects of economic stress • 4 family types (EA: step and intact, MA: step and intact) Mexican American Families • Generational status • Levels of acculturation

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