The longitudinal effect of intergenerational gap in acculturation on conflict and mental health in Southeast Asian American adolescents.

Ying, Yu‐Wen; Han, Meekyung

doi:10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.61

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“…Taken together, the above findings support the hypothesis that intergenerational gaps in cultural orientations impose risk for offspring's maladjustment in immigrant families, partly because they make it more challenging for parents to exercise supportive or authoritative parenting, thus creating tension or conflict in the parent-child relationship (e.g., Birman, 2006a;Ying & Han, 2007). To our knowledge, the present study provided the youngest This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.…”

Section: The Role Of Parent-child Gaps In Cultural Orientations In Chsupporting

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“…Some researchers found relations between intergenerational gaps in cultural orientations and various negative child outcomes, including conduct and emotional problems (Costigan & Dokis, 2006;Farver, Narang, & Bhadha, 2002;Ying & Han, 2007). However, other researchers failed to find such associations (Lau et al, 2005;Vega, Khuory, Zimmerman, Gil, & Warheit, 1995).…”

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Parent–child cultural orientations and child adjustment in Chinese American immigrant families.

Chen¹,

Hua²,

Zhou³

et al. 2014

Developmental Psychology

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Direct and indirect/mediated relations of (a) children's and parents' cultural orientations and (b) parent-child gaps in cultural orientations to children's psychological adjustment were examined in a socioeconomically diverse sample of 258 Chinese American children (age ϭ 6 -9 years) from immigrant families. Parents reported on children's and their own Chinese and American orientations in language proficiency, media use, and social relationships. Parents and teachers rated children's externalizing and internalizing problems and social competence. Using structural equation modeling, we found evidence for both the effects of children's and parents' cultural orientations and the effects of parent-child gaps. Specifically, children's American orientations across domains were associated with their better adjustment (especially social competence). These associations were partly mediated by authoritative parenting. Parents' English and Chinese media use were both associated with higher authoritative parenting, which in turn was associated with children's better adjustment. Furthermore, greater gaps in parent-child Chinese proficiency were associated with children's poorer adjustment, and these relations were partly mediated by authoritative parenting. Together, the findings underscore the complex relations between immigrant families' dual orientations to the host and heritage cultures and children's psychological adjustment.

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Parent–child cultural orientations and child adjustment in Chinese American immigrant families.

Chen¹,

Hua²,

Zhou³

et al. 2014

Developmental Psychology

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“…The few available studies in children have focused on reading achievements, 19 problemsolving abilities in the school environment 20 and the effect of acculturation on selected health risk behaviours for asthma, drug use and mental health. [21][22][23] Studies examining the effect of acculturation on obesity and its risk factors remain scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the association between the bidimensional process of acculturation and obesity and its risk factors among African migrant children in Australia.…”

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Maintenance of traditional cultural orientation is associated with lower rates of obesity and sedentary behaviours among African migrant children to Australia

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Background: Migrants from developing to developed countries rapidly develop more obesity than the host population. While the effects of socio-economic status on obesity are well established, the influence of cultural factors, including acculturation, is not known. Objective: To examine the association between acculturation and obesity and its risk factors among African migrant children in Australia. Design and participants: A cross-sectional study using a non-probability sample of 3-to 12-year-old sub-Saharan African migrant children. A bidimensional model of strength of affiliation with African and Australian cultures was used to divide the sample into four cultural orientations: traditional (African), assimilated (Australian), integrated (both) and marginalized (neither). Main outcome measures: Body mass index (BMI), leisure-time physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (SBs) and energy density of food. Results: In all, 18.4% (95% confidence interval (CI): 14-23%) were overweight and 8.6% (95% CI: 6-12%) were obese. After adjustment for confounders, integrated (b ¼ 1.1; Po0.05) and marginalized (b ¼ 1.4; Po0.01) children had higher BMI than traditional children. However, integrated children had significantly higher time engaged in both PA (b ¼ 46.9, Po0.01) and SBs (b ¼ 43.0, Po0.05) than their traditional counterparts. In comparison with traditional children, assimilated children were more sedentary (b ¼ 57.5, Po0.01) while marginalization was associated with increased consumption of energy-dense foods (b ¼ 42.0, Po0.05). Conclusions: Maintenance of traditional orientation was associated with lower rates of obesity and SBs. Health promotion programs and frameworks need to be rooted in traditional values and habits to maintain and reinforce traditional dietary and PA habits, as well as identify the marginalized clusters and address their needs.

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“…This item was scored on a 4-point scale on which: 0 = never, 1 = sometimes, 2 = most of the time, and 3 = all the time. One study using the CILS data identified this item as the indicator of levels of acculturation (Ying & Han, 2007). In this study, we focus on this indicator of acculturation.…”

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Do Positive School Experiences and Preference for American Culture Moderate the Association between School-Based Ethnic Discrimination and Mental Health for Filipino American Adolescents?

Chang¹,

Han²,

Onaga³

et al. 2013

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This study examines short-term and longitudinal associations between school-based discrimination and mental health, (i.e., self-esteem and depression) and the moderating roles of "preference for American culture" and positive school experiences, for 684 Filipino American adolescents drawn from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS). Our findings suggest that school-based discrimination predicted increased levels of depression and lower levels of self-esteem in short-term but not in long-term. The shortterm negative associations between discrimination and mental health were not moderated by levels of preference for American culture, and positive school experiences decrease the negative association between discrimination and self-esteem. Implications from this study are discussed.

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The longitudinal effect of intergenerational gap in acculturation on conflict and mental health in Southeast Asian American adolescents.

Cited by 135 publications

References 42 publications

Parent–child cultural orientations and child adjustment in Chinese American immigrant families.

Parent–child cultural orientations and child adjustment in Chinese American immigrant families.

Maintenance of traditional cultural orientation is associated with lower rates of obesity and sedentary behaviours among African migrant children to Australia

Do Positive School Experiences and Preference for American Culture Moderate the Association between School-Based Ethnic Discrimination and Mental Health for Filipino American Adolescents?

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