Upholding Familism Among Asian American Youth: Measures of Familism Among Filipino and Korean American Youth

Choi, Yoon-Jung; Kim, Tae Yeun; Lee, Jeanette Park; Tan, Kevin; Noh, Samuel; Takeuchi, David T.

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“…Further, unlike work with Latinx and Black populations, past studies have shown mixed relations between familism values (e.g., obligations, current assistance) and depressive symptoms in Asian American samples. Of these studies, a handful of studies show a promotive effect (Corona et al, 2017; Juang & Cookston, 2009) while others suggest that certain familism obligations predict more symptoms (Choi et al, 2021). These mixed findings may be a result of the specific subethnic group in the study, generation status, familism measure, or developmental stage, as these samples varied among multiple dimensions.…”

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“…Although not always explicitly identified as “familism values,” filial piety values studied in Asian American populations conceptually overlap in core features including loyalty to family members, obligations to family, and a deference for familial authority (Yeh & Bedford, 2003). More recent scholarship with Asian American populations has situated this line of research within the broader familism construct (Choi et al, 2021). Familism values have also been studied in Black and African American youth due to shared values of familial respect, obligations to family, and support from extended family typically associated with communalism (Comeau, 2012).…”

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“…In fact, filial piety, familism values, and communalism values load onto a unitary family values construct, are highly correlated with one another, and are not differentially endorsed by Black, Latinx, and Asian American emerging adults (Schwartz et al, 2010). Across these three groups, the endorsement of familism values has been associated with a host of positive outcomes including greater self-esteem (Asian American and Latinx), fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety (all three groups), fewer externalizing symptoms (Asian American and Latinx), positive family functioning (all three groups), and better self-reported health (all three groups; Campos et al, 2014; Chiang et al, 2019; Choi et al, 2021). Familism has also demonstrated some stress-buffering effects to physiological outcomes (e.g., cortisol in Latinxs; Corona et al, 2017; inflammatory outcomes in African Americans; Chiang et al, 2019).…”

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Facilitating the study of familism across racial/ethnic groups: Creation of the Short Attitudinal Familism Scale.

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Stein²

2022

Journal of Family Psychology

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As the research on familism values, or cultural values relating to support, interconnectedness, and obligations has blossomed, scholars are increasingly interested in the applicability and impact of familism values across diverse racial/ethnic youth. However, existing measures of familism tend to be long, posing potential practicality issues and have not been validated for use across youth from different racial/ethnic groups. Through a series of conceptual steps and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, we developed the Short Attitudinal Familism Scale, a 6-item, shortened, unidimensional version of Lugo Steidel and Contreras's (2003) 18-item Attitudinal Familism Scale. This measure was created and validated in a sample of 671 Black, Latinx American, Asian American, and Multiracial youth (M age = 17.23, 73.6% female). Multigroup measurement invariance testing indicated that the Short Attitudinal Familism Scale was almost wholly noninvariant and may be used reliably across racial/ethnic groups. Finally, we established construct validity by demonstrating negative associations with depressive symptoms in all but Asian American youth and positive associations between familism and ethnic-racial identity (ERI) for all youth. In conducting these tests using regressions using observed mean scores and structural equation modeling (SEM) using latent variables, we demonstrated that using a mean score of this scale led to small and negligible amounts of attenuation in estimates and similar statistical conclusions compared to those derived from SEM. Our study adds to the field by introducing a practical, unidimensional measure of familism values that may be used across racial/ethnic groups.

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Facilitating the study of familism across racial/ethnic groups: Creation of the Short Attitudinal Familism Scale.

Christophe¹,

Stein²

2022

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…Recent studies provide much-nuanced details. FA and KA family processes are actively adopting and also resisting the mainstream culture, while modifying traditional elements as well; this creates a unique, culturally blended family process that is neither stereotypically Western nor Asian (Choi et al, 2018a(Choi et al, , 2021. In this hybrid bicultural family environment, core family values and traditional parenting behaviors persevere.…”

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“…Clinical intervention guidelines to help Asian immigrant parents have often been elusive or even conflicting. However, recent developments are promising (e.g., Choi et al, 2020a, 2021, Kim et al, 2015); generating specific interventions can enhance parent–child relations among Asian American families. For example, practitioners can highlight the fundamentals of family relations, as regardless of cultural contexts, the quality of the parent–child relationship is unequivocally the most powerful predictor of development and remains steadfast through young adulthood.…”

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Asian Americans’ Parent–Child Conflict and Racial Discrimination May Explain Mental Distress

Choi

Jeong

Park

2022

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Despite being stereotyped as problem-free and high-achieving, Asian Americans are vulnerable to mental distress (e.g., depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide), according to the limited available studies. Ethnic subgroups also have more variable outcomes than the monolithic category, “Asians or Asian Americans,” may suggest, but even across communities, few utilize mental health care compared to other racial/ethnic groups. To illustrate the needed evidence, a longitudinal survey of Filipino and Korean Americans found that mental distress among young Asian Americans increased at an alarming rate during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. Two prominent contextual factors, parent–child conflict and racial discrimination, explained the uptick in mental distress. The surge of anti-Asian discrimination since the COVID-19 pandemic requires anti-discrimination policy, while parent–child conflict requires working with families in a culturally competent way.

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The influence of routine and leisure family activities on the ability of young Asian Americans to maintain a healthy lifestyle: findings from a nationwide survey

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Family is uniquely influential in the health of young Asian Americans (AAs), yet little is known on the impact of specific shared family activities. This study explores different types and frequencies of AA young adult shared family activities on perceived familial influence on the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle (diet, physical activity, sleep, social relationships, stress, and risky substances). A nationwide sample of 18–35-year-old AAs was surveyed in March 2021 on a list of 30 shared family activities with mothers, fathers, siblings, or extended family. Overall, 984 unique family relationships reported by 616 young AAs were analyzed. Confirmatory factor analysis synthesized a reliable two-factor (routine, leisure activities) 10-item Shared Activities with Family (SAF) scale. Mothers were most influential (mean 3.25, SD = 1.14), although shared activities among South Asians or with extended family were most associated with changes in perceived influence. Routine shared activities were more strongly associated with perceived influence on sleep, diet, and risky substances, while leisure shared activities were more associated with influence on developing healthy social relationships. Family-based, dyadic interventions for young AAs may incorporate shared activities (both routine and leisure) to promote healthy behaviors, although further research to explore mechanisms and directionality of influence is needed to inform action. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10865-022-00352-z.

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Upholding Familism Among Asian American Youth: Measures of Familism Among Filipino and Korean American Youth

Cited by 14 publications

References 58 publications

Facilitating the study of familism across racial/ethnic groups: Creation of the Short Attitudinal Familism Scale.

Facilitating the study of familism across racial/ethnic groups: Creation of the Short Attitudinal Familism Scale.

Asian Americans’ Parent–Child Conflict and Racial Discrimination May Explain Mental Distress

The influence of routine and leisure family activities on the ability of young Asian Americans to maintain a healthy lifestyle: findings from a nationwide survey

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