Culture and Consistency in Ideal and Actual Child-Rearing Practices: A Study of Canadian Indian and White Parents

Gfellner, Barbara M.

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“…Several similar features among the cultures of the different First Nations with regard to child rearing can be noted. Folklore accounts propose some differences in First Nations or Cree tribes' child‐rearing attitudes in comparison to European Canadian beliefs, which may be reflected in distinct parenting beliefs and behaviours (Gfellner, 1990). Most of the research on Aboriginal parenting pertains to mothers living on‐reservations in Canada or in tribes in the US However, due to the lack of research on urban Aboriginal parenting, the abovementioned research will be presented but generalizations to mothers in urban settings must be made cautiously.…”

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“…Aboriginal cultures, including the Navajo and Ojibwa, emphasized the role of the sociocultural environment in shaping children's behaviours, including socialization opportunities by extended family members (Deyhle & LeCompte, 1999; Glover, 2001). However, Gfellner (1990) reported that urban Canadian Cree parents had more reliance on naturally developing qualities with less emphasis on direct instruction than their European Canadian counterparts. Owing to these competing ideas, no specific hypotheses were made in the present study with regard to Aboriginal mothers' causal attribution for proactive and reactive aggression, as compared with their European Canadian peers.…”

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A cross‐cultural examination of Aboriginal and European Canadian mothers' beliefs regarding proactive and reactive aggression

Cheah

Sheperd

2011

Infant and Child Development

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the maternal beliefs and practices regarding preschool children's proactive and reactive aggression, within a cross-cultural framework. Participants included 30 Aboriginal and 45 European Canadian mothers of preschoolers who provided their emotional reactions, causal attributions, socialization strategies, and parenting goals in response to children's aggressive behaviours. Results supported previous research that both groups of mothers generally responded negatively to both types of aggression, although there were differences in the extent of negative emotional responses expressed by mothers in the two cultures depending on the type of aggression. Mothers believed that reactive aggression was due to more external causes than proactive aggression and generally used more power assertive strategies in response to proactive versus reactive aggression. Aboriginal mothers were less anxious and used less power assertive strategies than European Canadian mothers. These findings speak to the importance of examining both similarities and differences in mother's beliefs and practices across cultures.

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A cross‐cultural examination of Aboriginal and European Canadian mothers' beliefs regarding proactive and reactive aggression

Cheah

Sheperd

2011

Infant and Child Development

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“…As well, cultural variations in the child rearing values held by parents have been examined. Middle-class, Caucasian North Amer-PARENTING COGNITIONS AND FELATIONSHIP SCHEMAS 7 ican parents, for example, have been described as placing greater emphasis on the fostering of autonomy and independence in their children than do members of many other cultural groups, such as those who place greater value on family or community identification and affiliation (Conroy, Hess, Smma, and Kashiwagi, 1980;Gfellner, 1990;Goodnow and Collins, 1990;Kelley and Tseng, 1992).…”

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Parenting cognitions and relationship schemas

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Hastings

Mammone

1994

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

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“…Gfellner, 1990 54 Indian and NC 158 Q-Sort Inventory of "... Findings indicated cultural "Culture and consistency in 41 White parents Parenting Bebaviors.…”

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“…A positive belief system also lowered psychological distress in mothers. Gfellner (1990) studying the differences in the child-rearing of Canadian Indian and White parents concludes that the only significant cultural difference discovered was in the domain of physical behaviours. On the level of beliefs the White parents exhibited a discrepancy between actual practices and parenting beliefs.…”

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Parental beliefs and their role in child-rearing

Hirsjärvi

Perälä‐Littunen

2001

Eur J Psychol Educ

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Beliefs have been a to p ic of considerable interest among researchers in various fields . In this article 71 articl es reporting a study on parental beliefs and published in the course of fift een years (1980)(1981)(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985)(1986)(1987)(1988)(1989)(1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995) are reviewed. After clarifying the term 'belief, the topics and th e methodolog ical solutions of th e studies are discu ssed. Throughout the discussion the question ofthe origins of parental beliefs and the belief -beha viour dil emma are dealt with . Finally, the implications of the findings and suggestions f or future research are presented.Research today con siders it important to investigate parents' ways of think ing and understanding . Many researchers argue that beliefs are the best indicators of the decisions individuals make throughout their lives (e.g., Pajares, 1992). Parents' child-rearing practices may be expressions of their beliefs (Goodnow, 1988;Goodnow & Collins, 1990;Sigel, 1985). According to Miller (1986), four general questions have guided research on parents 's beliefs about children:(1) what are these beliefs; (2) through what experiences do parents form and modify their beliefs; (3) What is the relation between a parent's beliefs about a child and the parent's behaviour towards the child?; (4) How do the parent ' s beliefs relate to measures of the development in the child?Our aim here is to review the literature on child-rearing beliefs and parenthood and, at relevant points, to see what the more recent research has to offer as answers to the questions Miller (1986) poses. We begin with a discussion of the term 'belief', continue with a description of the process and criteria we followed in conducting this review. Then we outline the findings and discuss the methodological solutions used in the studies. Finally, we describe and summarize the findings of the studies concluding with some general remarks and recommendat ions for future belief studies. Belief and other terms definedDespite the popularity of parents' beliefs as a topic of study, the concept of belief has not been clarified in the research literature. Thompson (1992 ) thinks that for the most part, This study was financiall y supported by the Finnish Academy of Sciences.

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Culture and Consistency in Ideal and Actual Child-Rearing Practices: A Study of Canadian Indian and White Parents

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A cross‐cultural examination of Aboriginal and European Canadian mothers' beliefs regarding proactive and reactive aggression

A cross‐cultural examination of Aboriginal and European Canadian mothers' beliefs regarding proactive and reactive aggression

Parenting cognitions and relationship schemas

Parental beliefs and their role in child-rearing

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