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<journal-id>0188-6266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta universitaria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta univ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-6266</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Guanajuato, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrado]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-62662016000500070</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15174/au.2016.976</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The impact of women&#8217;s agency and autonomy on their decision-making capacity in Nuevo Leon, Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El impacto de la agencia y autonomía de las mujeres en su capacidad de toma de decisiones en Nuevo León, México]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jeyle]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pillai]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vijayan K.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ribeiro Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Contaduría Pública y Administración ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="A02">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Texas School of Social Work ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Arlington Texas]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="A03">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Trabajo Social y Desarrollo Humano ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>70</fpage>
<lpage>78</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-62662016000500070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-62662016000500070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-62662016000500070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Women&#8217;s decision-making capacity is central for promoting their wellbeing. When women are unable to decide for themselves independently means to promote their wellbeing, scarce resources are likely to be underutilized. Women&#8217;s capacity to make decisions especially on matters that influence their wellbeing is of central concern for the provision of social services as well as health care services. Thus, determinants of women&#8217;s decision-making capacity are essential for improving their status in society and households. The aim of this work is to analyze relationship between level of autonomy and agency of women in conjunction with their effects on their decision-making ability using structural equation modeling in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Participants of this study are women older than 15 years old residing in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Results reveal that women&#8217;s agency positively influences their decision-making capacity. Also, autonomy has a significant and positive indirect effect on women's decision-making capacity, but its direct effect decreases when agency is included.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La capacidad de toma de decisiones es central en la promoción del bienestar de las mujeres. Cuando las mujeres no son capaces de decidir por ellas mismas, los medios para promover su bienestar, los recursos escasos, pueden ser subutilizados. Por lo tanto, los determinantes de la capacidad de toma de decisión de las mujeres son esenciales para promover su posición en la sociedad y en los hogares. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las relaciones entre el nivel de autonomía y agencia de las mujeres en conjunto con sus efectos en su capacidad de toma de decisión en Nuevo León, México. Los resultados revelan que la agencia de las mujeres afecta de manera positiva su capacidad de toma de decisiones. También, la autonomía tiene un efecto indirecto positivo y significativo sobre la capacidad de toma de decisiones de las mujeres, pero su efecto indirecto se reduce cuando se incluye el nivel de agencia.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Agency]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[autonomy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[decision-making capacity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[women&#8217;s labor force participation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Agencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[autonomía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[toma de decisiones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[participación femenina en el mercado de trabajo]]></kwd>
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