Application of Cultural and Environmental Issues in Family Therapy with Immigrant Chinese Americans

Hong, George K.

doi:10.1521/jsst.1989.8.bonus.14

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“…However, the social support system had no function as a mediator. This finding was consistent with the previous findings that the lack of a support network leads to social isolation and conflict, particularly when immigrant families encounter difficult situations (Hong 1989;Lee 1996;Shon and Ja 1982). This finding, however, showed that acculturation was not a very good predictor on immigrant family conflict.…”

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“…Many researchers agreed that the lack of a support network leads to social isolation and stress, particularly when someone encounters difficult situations (Hong 1989;Lee 1996;Shon and Ja 1982). Schoenbach et al (1986) also noted that an individual's health and chances of survival are strongly related to the quality of an individual's social support system.…”

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Acculturation, Social Support, and Family Conflict: Korean–American Adolescents’ Perceptions

Moon

2008

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Numerous studies have examined the nature of parent-adolescent relationships within mainstream families; but few have focused on conflicts in the Korean immigrant population. In addition, there has been no attempt to develop and test a theory-driven model of social service practices for the immigrant families. Thus, the current study developed and tested a structural equation model based on three latent variables, which are acculturation, social support system, and family conflict. This study offers a first step by investigating the overall nature and outcome of conflict between parents and adolescents. The analysis with data taken from 304 Korean American adolescents, ages 14-18, revealed that a social support system was the most significant means of predicting immigrant family conflicts. A number of practice applications, based on the results, along with implications for future study were discussed, and proved a great need for a support system.

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Acculturation, Social Support, and Family Conflict: Korean–American Adolescents’ Perceptions

Moon

2008

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…In traditional Chinese culture, nonconfrontational communication among people is valued in order to prevent them from losing face or dignity (Hong, 1989). Nonconfrontational communication refers to expressing one's thoughts and feelings in an indirect, and implicit manner, particularly when people disagree.…”

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Chinese Adolescents' Decision-Making, Parent-Adolescent Communication and Relationships

Xia

Xie

Zhi

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Marriage & Family Review

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The present study described Mainland Chinese adolescents' decision-making, and examined the relationship among their decision-making involvement, parent-adolescent communication and relationship variables by using Structural Equation Modeling. Results demonstrated that Chinese parents appeared to be less authoritarian than the prevailing literature had described. Chinese adolescents experienced a passage of autonomy development similar to that of their American counterparts. Good parent-adolescent communication was positively associated with cohesion and negatively associated with conflict. It also mediated the relationship between adolescent age and parent-adolescent conflict. The Yan R. Xia is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Xiaolin Xie is affiliated with Northern Illinois University. Zhi Zhou is affiliated with First Data Corporation. John DeFrain is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. William H. Meredith is affiliated with Kansas State University. Raedene Combs is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. KEYWORDS.Chinese adolescents, decision-making, parent-adolescent communication, parent-adolescent relationships significant at p < .001 (see Figure 1). Relationships Among the Constructs and Variables. The structural parameter estimates-path coefficients from the model with mother-adolescent communication and the model with father-adolescent communication are presented in Figure 1. Results indicated that as adolescents were growing older, father-or mother-adolescent communication became less open and more problematic, and mother-adolescent relationship experienced more conflict. Adolescent age was a strong predictor of decision involvement. Parents' education was not observed to have a significant link to parent-adolescent communication. Better mother-adolescent communication was observed to be strongly associated with higher cohesion and less conflict. The more adolescents were involved in decision-making, the less conflict between mother and son or daughter. Father-adolescent communication was found to be a strong predictor of cohesion and conflict as was mother-adolescent communication.Mediating Effects. Both father-and mother-adolescent communication had a significant mediating effect on the relationship between age and conflict. The older the adolescent was, the poorer parent-adolescent communication (Re: father, = Ϫ.16, p < .001; Re: mother, = Ϫ.12, p < .01). In turn, the poorer parent-adolescent communication, the more conflict there was between parents and adolescent children (Re: father, = Ϫ.50, p < .001; Re: mother, = Ϫ.55, p < .001). No significant path coefficients were observed from either father-or mother-adolescent communication to decision involvement (Re: father, = .02, p > .10; Re: mother, = Ϫ.06, p > .10). Nor were the paths from decision involvement to cohesion (Re: father, = Ϫ.01, p > .05; Re: mother, = .03, p > .10). Therefore, decision involvement did not have any mediating effect on the relationship between parent-adolescent communication ...

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“…The first dimension, "socioorientation", focuses on parental control and a child's deference to authority while the second dimension is "concept-orientation", which emphasizes an independent evaluation made by the individual without parental input. In traditional Chinese culture, "socioorientation" or non-confrontational communication patterns seem to be encouraged or upheld to prevent losing face (Hong, 1989), as well as to protect family ties and harmony. Traditional values such as family, patriotism, interdependence, modesty, perseverance and frugality (Wong & Ahuvia, 1997) are also strongly emphasized as part of cultural practices.…”

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Consumer behaviour of pre-teen and teenage youth in China

Rahman

Chen

2013

Journal of Global Fashion Marketing

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The purpose of this study is to investigate how age, gender, information sources and parent-child communication may influence Chinese pre-teen (9 -12 years old) and teenage (13-18 years old) shopping behaviour. A quantitative research method and a self-administered questionnaire was employed to measure the significance of clothing evaluative cues, parent-child communication and shopping behaviour of pre-teens and teens in the People's Republic of China. In total, 273 usable data were collected for this study. It is evident that peer influence was considered by respondents as an important information source, followed by store displays. Parentchild communication also played an important role on clothing consumption. In order to meet the needs and aspirations of these young consumers, fashion designers should pay attention to material selection and usage. In addition, fashion retailers should focus on the visual and experiential aspects of the store environment in order to build a stronger connection and resonance with these young consumer groups.

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Application of Cultural and Environmental Issues in Family Therapy with Immigrant Chinese Americans

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Acculturation, Social Support, and Family Conflict: Korean–American Adolescents’ Perceptions

Acculturation, Social Support, and Family Conflict: Korean–American Adolescents’ Perceptions

Chinese Adolescents' Decision-Making, Parent-Adolescent Communication and Relationships

Consumer behaviour of pre-teen and teenage youth in China

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