The relations of parental autonomy support to cultural internalization and well-being of immigrants and sojourners.

Downie, Michelle; Chua, Sook Ning; Koestner, Richard; Barrios, Maria-Fernanda; Rip, Blanka; M'Birkou, Sawsan

doi:10.1037/1099-9809.13.3.241

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“…This measure has demonstrated high internal consistency in previous research, and good reliability estimates were obtained for immigrant samples, ranging from .77 to .79 (e.g., Downie, Chua, Koestner, Barrios, Rip, & M’Birkou, 2007). An overall well-being composite was created by summing all of the subscales, and Cronbach’s alpha for this overall composite was .77 for the present sample.…”

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Authoritative parenting among immigrant Chinese mothers of preschoolers.

Cheah¹,

Leung²,

Tahseen³

et al. 2009

Journal of Family Psychology

121

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The goals of this study were: (a) to examine authoritative parenting style among Chinese immigrant mothers of young children, (b) to test the mediational mechanism between authoritative parenting style and children’s outcomes; and (c) to evaluate 3 predictors of authoritative parenting style (psychological well-being, perceived support in the parenting role, parenting stress). Participants included 85 Chinese immigrant mothers and their preschool children. Mothers reported on their parenting style, psychological well-being, perceived parenting support and stress, and children’s hyperactivity/attention. Teacher ratings of child adjustment were also obtained. Results revealed that Chinese immigrant mothers of preschoolers strongly endorsed the authoritative parenting style. Moreover, authoritative parenting predicted increased children’s behavioral/attention regulation abilities (lower hyperactivity/inattention), which then predicted decreased teacher rated child difficulties. Finally, mothers with greater psychological well-being or parenting support engaged in more authoritative parenting, but only under conditions of low parenting stress. Neither well-being nor parenting support predicted authoritative parenting when parenting hassles were high. Findings were discussed in light of cultural- and immigration-related issues facing immigrant Chinese mothers of young children.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Authoritative parenting among immigrant Chinese mothers of preschoolers.

Cheah¹,

Leung²,

Tahseen³

et al. 2009

Journal of Family Psychology

121

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“…The items were summed to create an overall well-being score (sample item, “I am quite good at mastering the many responsibilities of my daily life”). The PWBS has demonstrated good psychometric properties in diverse samples (Downie et al, 2007; Iwamoto, 2008). For the present sample, α = .83.…”

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A multidimensional examination of the acculturation and psychological functioning of a sample of immigrant Chinese mothers in the US

Tahseen

Cheah

2012

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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The present research used the cluster analysis method to examine the acculturation of immigrant Chinese mothers (ICMs), and the demographic characteristics and psychological functioning associated with each acculturation style. The sample was comprised of 83 first-generation ICMs of preschool children residing in Maryland, Unites States (US). Cluster analysis revealed four acculturation styles: psychologically-behaviorally integrated; psychologically-behaviorally assimilated; psychologically-behaviorally undifferentiated; and psychologically-behaviorally separated. Assimilated mothers were the youngest at immigration and had resided in the US for the longest time. Separated mothers were older at immigration, resided in the US for a shorter time, were less educated, and had lower psychological functioning than mothers in the other clusters. However, there were no differences in demographic characteristics and psychological functioning between psychologically-behaviorally integrated and psychologically-behaviorally undifferentiated clusters. The importance of simultaneously assessing various cultural orientations and components of acculturation was highlighted.

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“…In general, mothers are most often viewed as the most autonomy supportive parent; 10 however, both parents appear to contribute to adolescent self-determination. 9,[37][38][39] Interestingly, when evaluating parental autonomy support of risky health behaviors in older adolescents, fathers' influence may become more significant than in earlier adolescent years. Moreover, research suggests that increased communication and autonomy supportive behavior by fathers may actually increase maternal communication and support of autonomy in adolescent risky (ie, sexual) behavior, which suggests that fathers may play a more prominent role than previously recognized.…”

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Role of parental autonomy support on self-determination in influencing diet and exercise motivation in older adolescents

Allison¹,

Dashiff²,

Vance³

2013

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Parental influence to promote autonomy and self-determination in their children as they grow up may also motivate them to exercise and eat healthily. Unfortunately, nutritious dietary consumption and physical activity frequency tend to decline during the adolescent years and reaches its lowest level as the adolescent nears adulthood. In this study of 132 freshman and sophomore college students, the influence of parental autonomy support on overall adolescents self-determination was examined to determine whether self-determination influences adolescents' motivation to engage in healthy diet and exercise behaviors. Utilizing hierarchical multiple regression analyses, parental autonomy support was not predictive of older adolescents' motivation for diet and exercise; however, study results did indicate that parental autonomy support remains highly influential in adolescent self-determination (F[2, 130] = 22.21; P = 0.001) during early college years and that in this sample, adolescent self-determination is predictive of motivation for diet (t = 2.21; P , 0.05), but not exercise. Findings suggest that parental autonomy support continues to influence adolescent internalization of attitudes and behaviors during latter adolescence, but may play a lessor role in motivation for specific health-related behaviors as the adolescent nears adulthood. A better understanding of health motivation antecedents of adolescents may facilitate nurses develop new approaches to health-promotion strategies.

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The relations of parental autonomy support to cultural internalization and well-being of immigrants and sojourners.

Cited by 58 publications

References 44 publications

Authoritative parenting among immigrant Chinese mothers of preschoolers.

Authoritative parenting among immigrant Chinese mothers of preschoolers.

A multidimensional examination of the acculturation and psychological functioning of a sample of immigrant Chinese mothers in the US

Role of parental autonomy support on self-determination in influencing diet and exercise motivation in older adolescents

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