Hulei Elaine, Zevenbergen Andrea A, Jacobs Sue C
University of North Dakota, USA.
J Psychol. 2006 Sep;140(5):459-75. doi: 10.3200/JRLP.140.5.459-475.
In any society, parenting beliefs are a reflection of that society's cultural values and traditions (J. U. Ogbu, 1981). Verbosity, a parenting behavior considered dysfunctional in European American culture, may not be problematic in Chinese culture. The authors recruited 31 Chinese American and 30 European American mothers and used questionnaires to measure parenting behaviors and child behavior problems. The Chinese American mothers also completed a questionnaire assessing their acculturation level. The Chinese American mothers had higher levels of verbosity than did the European American mothers; however, there were no differences between the groups in child behavior problems. The results also revealed higher levels of laxness in the Chinese American mothers compared to the European American mothers. Acculturation level did not predict verbosity or laxness levels. Results suggest that the effectiveness of a parenting style should be defined relative to cultural context.
在任何社会中，育儿观念都是该社会文化价值观和传统的反映（J.U. 奥格布，1981年）。唠叨，一种在欧美文化中被视为功能失调的育儿行为，在中国文化中可能并非问题。作者招募了31名华裔美国母亲和30名欧美裔美国母亲，并使用问卷来测量育儿行为和儿童行为问题。华裔美国母亲还完成了一份评估其文化适应水平的问卷。华裔美国母亲的唠叨程度高于欧美裔美国母亲；然而，两组在儿童行为问题上没有差异。结果还显示，与欧美裔美国母亲相比，华裔美国母亲的宽松程度更高。文化适应水平并不能预测唠叨或宽松程度。结果表明，育儿方式的有效性应根据文化背景来定义。
