Child‐Rearing Practices of Chinese Parents and their Relationship to Behavioural Problems in Toddlers

Kong, Danyang; Wong, Sandra; Goh, Charles; Lam, Sian Lian; Chua, K L; Kok, L P

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb09011.x

Cited by 8 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…First, we predicted that mothers reporting more disputes with, and disparagement of, their children's fathers would have children with more frequent externalising-spectrum behaviour problems. Second, given Chinese parents' acute concern with impulse control, we expected impulse-ridden children (those showing more frequent externalising behaviour problems) to call forth more frequent disciplinary activity from the co-parenting partners (as suggested in work by Kong, Wong, Goh, & Lam, 1988). Third, given that Chinese adults link greater parental warmth in their origin families to more harmonious family relations, we anticipated nding culturally valued adaptive qualities (particularly academic competence) in Chinese children whose parents reported regular warm, af rmative, and engaging contacts with both the child and co-parental partner (behaviours central to communicating a sense of co-parental cohesion and family integrity in previous work on coparenting).…”

Section: Pertinence Of Co-parenting Constructs Within Modern Chinese Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constructing family climates: Chinese mothers’ reports of their co-parenting behaviour and preschoolers’ adaptation

McHale

Rao

Krasnow

2000

International Journal of Behavioral Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This report examines how contemporary middle class urban mothers in Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC), characterise their own co-parenting conduct in the family. One hundred mothers of 4-year-old preschoolers (95% of whom were only-children) estimated how frequently they engaged in several different activities hypothesised to contribute to co-parenting solidarity. Mothers also reported on their children’s academic competence and behavioural adaptation. Self-reported coparenting activities factored into three major dimensions: behaviours promoting family integrity, co-parental conflict, and frequency of co-parental limit-setting or reprimand activities. Children whose mothers reported more frequent and active efforts to promote family integrity were rated as more academically competent than their peers. Children whose mothers acknowledged more frequent interparental discord and conflict were described both as showing more conduct problems, and as more anxious than their peers. Child conduct problems were also associated with mothers’ reports of more regular reprimand activities by the co-parenting partners. These co-parenting variables accounted for significant proportions of the variance in child behaviour measures over and above the contributions of maternal parenting practices. The implications of these findings for studies of co-parental conflict and solidarity within the PRC, and directions for future co-parenting research with Chinese families, are discussed.

show abstract

Section: Pertinence Of Co-parenting Constructs Within Modern Chinese Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constructing family climates: Chinese mothers’ reports of their co-parenting behaviour and preschoolers’ adaptation

McHale

Rao

Krasnow

2000

International Journal of Behavioral Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Chinese parents in the United States are also subjected to the stress of having to cope with differing sets of values: Western values and the more traditional values with which they were raised. The problems of conflicting values in child rearing practices are acute for many Chinese parents (Bond & Wang, 1983;Kong, Wong, Goh, Lam, Chua, & Kok, 1988;Sue & Sue, 1990).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Filial therapy with Chinese parents: Effects on parental empathic interactons, parental acceptance of child and parental stress.

Chau¹,

Landreth²

1997

International Journal of Play Therapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The purpose of this study was to determine tlie effectiveness of a ten week filial therapy training model as an intervention method for Chinese parents. Results of tlie analyses ofcovariance revealed tliat the Chinese parents in the experimental group had a significant increase in their level of empathic interactions with their children; a significant increase in their attitude of acceptance toward their children; and a significant reduction in their level of stress related to parenting.

show abstract

“…In fact, most local research has focused on Chinese children (e.g. Kong et al, 1988) and it is unclear to what extent there might be ethnic differences in actual parenting practices or beliefs, or to what extent different religious beliefs might moderate practice, if at all.…”

Section: Professional and Public Opinion In Child Abusementioning

confidence: 98%

Does professional and public opinion in child abuse differ? An issue of cross‐cultural policy implementation

Chan

Elliott

Chow³

et al. 2002

Child Abuse Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

There are cultural variations in childcare and socialisation practices, and actions considered abuse in one culture may be acceptable in others. The extent to which children's rights are regarded as such within their own cultures as well as by governments may vary greatly. Moreover, there is a tendency for the public to make allowances for the intentions and circumstances of child abusers, at least in less severe or obvious cases or where the actions in question are socially sanctioned. However, there are also many professions involved in prevention or remediation of child abuse, or in the implementation of policies on children generally. Medicine, law, education and the social services are especially relevant here. Professionals in these areas could be expected by virtue of their training and experience to bring to their grasp of abuse issues a dimension that transcends cultural variation. Evidence from the literature and from two Singapore studies is used to explore the possibility that many professionals may retain attitudes to child maltreatment that reflect their culture rather than any transcultural agreement on children's rights generally or child abuse specifically. If true, changing professional attitudes should be an important priority. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

show abstract

Child‐Rearing Practices of Chinese Parents and their Relationship to Behavioural Problems in Toddlers

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Constructing family climates: Chinese mothers’ reports of their co-parenting behaviour and preschoolers’ adaptation

Constructing family climates: Chinese mothers’ reports of their co-parenting behaviour and preschoolers’ adaptation

Filial therapy with Chinese parents: Effects on parental empathic interactons, parental acceptance of child and parental stress.

Does professional and public opinion in child abuse differ? An issue of cross‐cultural policy implementation

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About