Cultural Variations in Mothers’ Acceptance of and Intent to Use Behavioral Child Management Techniques

Mah, Janet W. T.; Johnston, Charlotte

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“…Treatment acceptability or social appropriateness of the interventions is one important dimension of social validity that was proposed to supplement research on effectiveness of behavioral treatments (Kazdin, 1977;Wolf, 1978). Clinicians may benefit from higher rates of participation and support by caregivers in low-resourced countries, if the intervention goals and procedures of the BPT program are perceived as acceptable and contextually congruent with cultural values (Calzada, Basil, & Fernandez, 2012;Ho, Yeh, McCabe, & Lau, 2012;Mah & Johnston, 2012). Cultural differences in the acceptability of treatments for caregivers from low-resourced countries could conceivably interact with adoption and adherence of these treatments (Carter, 2007); caregiver acceptability of these treatments should be better understood by behavioral health professionals.…”

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“…Finally, we aimed to investigate the influence of cultural factors on treatment acceptability. Within the literature on cultural relevance and treatment acceptability, culturally specific child-rearing beliefs have been a consistent predictor of acceptability (Borrego, Ibanez, Spendlove, & Pemberton, 2007;Calzada et al, 2012;Ho et al, 2012;Mah & Johnston, 2012). For instance, Mah and Johnston (2012) conducted group comparisons in treatment acceptability among a community sample of Euro-Canadian and Chinese immigrant mothers.…”

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“…Within the literature on cultural relevance and treatment acceptability, culturally specific child-rearing beliefs have been a consistent predictor of acceptability (Borrego, Ibanez, Spendlove, & Pemberton, 2007;Calzada et al, 2012;Ho et al, 2012;Mah & Johnston, 2012). For instance, Mah and Johnston (2012) conducted group comparisons in treatment acceptability among a community sample of Euro-Canadian and Chinese immigrant mothers. Findings indicated that Chinese immigrant mothers had greater acceptance of punishment strategies than Canadian mothers, and the difference was accounted for by authoritarian parenting style.…”

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Treatment Acceptability for Interventions Addressing Challenging Behavior Among Chinese Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Wei

Machalicek

Zhu

2021

J Autism Dev Disord

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The present study evaluated treatment acceptability for behavioral interventions addressing challenging behaviors with Chinese caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder. Factors influencing treatment acceptability (i.e., severity of challenging behavior and Chinese child-rearing values) were investigated. Caregivers of children aged 2-12 years (N = 216) participated in this survey study. Results suggest that caregivers found positive strategies including noncontingent reinforcement and positive reinforcement the most acceptable; punishment-based strategies were rated as the least acceptable. Furthermore, positive punishment was perceived as more acceptable for severe challenging behavior. Caregivers who endorsed training were more likely to find positive strategies acceptable, whereas those who endorsed shaming were more likely to rate punishment-based strategies as more acceptable. Implications for future research and culturally competent behavioral treatments in Chinese context are provided.

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Section: Developing Culturally Competent Behavioral Treatments Through Examination Of Treatment Acceptabilitymentioning

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Section: Developing Culturally Competent Behavioral Treatments Through Examination Of Treatment Acceptabilitymentioning

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Treatment Acceptability for Interventions Addressing Challenging Behavior Among Chinese Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Wei

Machalicek

Zhu

2021

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…Comparisons of the use of harsh parenting by European American and Hispanic parents led to inconsistent results which varied by level of acculturation (Geshoff et al, 2012) and cohort membership (Taillieu et al, 2014), thus indicating that there is also variability within ethnic groups. Studies found that Chinese-American mothers have more positive attitudes towards spanking than Caucasian mothers (Mah & Johnston, 2012) and that Asian-Canadians use more physical punishment than Caucasian Canadians (Fréchette & Romano, 2015). However, a study by Gershoff et al (2012) indicated similar rates of spanking and similar associations of spanking with externalizing problems in Asian-American and Caucasian American families.…”

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Cultural Differences in the Association of Harsh Parenting with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis

Pinquart

2021

J Child Fam Stud

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The goal of the present meta-analysis was to compare associations of harsh parenting with internalizing and externalizing symptoms across regions of the globe and ethnic groups, and to search for moderator effects of indicators of cultural normativeness of harsh parenting. The systematic search in electronic databases and cross-referencing identified 971 studies. Random-effects meta-analyses were computed on bivariate and cross-lagged associations. Harsh parenting was associated with more internalizing and externalizing symptoms in all assessed regions of the globe and in all compared ethnic groups within western countries. Cross-lagged statistical effects of harsh parenting on change in child symptoms were found in North America, Western Europe, Latin America, East Asia, South-East Asia, and North Africa/the Arabian Peninsula, while there were no data from Eastern Europe. In line with the cultural normativeness hypothesis, a few moderating effects of the legal ban of physical punishment of children, acceptance and prevalence of physical punishment, and individualism-collectivism were identified. Externalizing symptoms predicted a stronger increase in harsh parenting if physical punishment was more accepted in the individual country. However, national levels of acceptance of physical punishment did not affect associations of harsh parenting with change in child outcomes. Although most associations of harsh parenting with child symptoms were statistically small (bivariate associations) or very small (cross-lagged associations), it is concluded that parents across the globe should be recommended to avoid harsh parenting. More longitudinal studies are needed for analyzing regional differences in parent and child effects.

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“…Further, participants were predominantly white. Since parent-child relationships occur in differing cultural contexts [34][35][36][37], it is not clear whether findings generalize to nonwhite families. In addition, in this cross-sectional study, the direction of significant relationships found is unknown.…”

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College Student Problematic Internet Use and Digital Communication Medium Used With Parents: Cross-Sectional Study

Kerr¹,

D’Angelo²,

Diaz-Caballero³

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JMIR Pediatr Parent

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Background Problematic internet use (PIU) is associated with mental health concerns such as depression and affects more than 12% of young adults. Few studies have explored potential influences of parent–college student digital communication on college students’ risk of PIU. Objective This study sought to understand the relationship between parent–college student digital communication frequency via phone calls, text messages, and Facebook contacts and PIU among college students. Methods Incoming first-year students were randomly selected from registrar lists of a midwestern and northwestern university for a 5-year longitudinal study. Data from interviews conducted in summer 2014 were used. Measures included participants’ daily Facebook visits, communication frequency with parents via phone call and text message, and 3 variables related to Facebook connection status and communication: (1) parent–college student Facebook friendship status, (2) college student blocking personal Facebook content from parent, and (3) Facebook communication frequency. PIU risk was assessed using the Problematic and Risky Internet Use Screening Scale. Analysis included participants who reported visiting Facebook at least once per day. Multiple linear regression was used, followed by a post hoc mediation with Hayes process macro to further investigate predictive relationships among significant variables. Results A total of 151 participants reported daily Facebook use and were included in analyses. Among these participants, 59.6% (90/151) were female, 62.3% (94/151) were from the midwestern university, and 78.8% (119/151) were white. Mean Facebook visits per day was 4.3 (SD 3.34). There was a collective significant effect between participant daily Facebook visits, college student–parent phone calls, texts, and all 3 Facebook connection variables (F6,144=2.60, P=.02, R2=.10). Phone calls, text messages, and Facebook contacts were not associated with PIU risk. However, two individual items were significant predictors for PIU: participant daily Facebook visits were positively associated with increased PIU risk (b=0.04, P=.006) and being friends with a parent on Facebook was negatively associated with PIU risk (b=–0.66, P=.008). Participant daily Facebook visits were not a significant mediator of the relationship between college student–parent Facebook friendship and PIU risk (b=–0.04; 95% CI –0.11 to 0.04). Conclusions This study did not find support for a relationship between parent–college student digital communication frequency and PIU among college students. Instead, results suggested Facebook friendship may be a protective factor. Future studies should examine how a parent-child Facebook friendship might protect against PIU among children at varying developmental stages.

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Cultural Variations in Mothers’ Acceptance of and Intent to Use Behavioral Child Management Techniques

Cited by 15 publications

References 63 publications

Treatment Acceptability for Interventions Addressing Challenging Behavior Among Chinese Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatment Acceptability for Interventions Addressing Challenging Behavior Among Chinese Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cultural Differences in the Association of Harsh Parenting with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis

College Student Problematic Internet Use and Digital Communication Medium Used With Parents: Cross-Sectional Study

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