University of Incheon, Korea.
Child Dev. 2012 Sep-Oct;83(5):1510-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01788.x.
Poverty-related developmental-risk theories dominate accounts of uneven levels of household functioning and effects on children. But immigrant parents may sustain norms and practices-stemming from heritage culture, selective migration, and social support-that buffer economic exigencies. Comparable levels of social-emotional functioning in homes of foreign-born Latino mothers were observed relative to native-born Whites, despite sharp social-class disparities, but learning activities were much weaker, drawing on a national sample of mothers with children aging from 9 to 48months (n=5,300). Asian-heritage mothers reported weaker social functioning-greater martial conflict and depression-yet stronger learning practices. Mothers' migration history, ethnicity, and social support helped to explain levels of functioning, after taking into account multiple indicators of class and poverty.
贫困相关的发展风险理论主导了有关家庭功能不平等及其对儿童影响的解释。但是，移民父母可能会坚持源自其传统文化、选择性移民和社会支持的规范和做法，从而缓解经济压力。研究观察到，尽管社会阶层差距很大，但与本土出生的白人相比，外国出生的拉丁裔母亲的家庭在社会情感功能方面处于相当水平，但是学习活动却较弱，这是基于一个有 9 至 48 个月大儿童的母亲的全国性样本（n=5300）。尽管存在多种阶级和贫困指标，但研究发现，有亚洲传统的母亲报告的社会功能较弱，婚姻冲突和抑郁程度较高，但学习实践能力却较强。在考虑到母亲的移民史、种族和社会支持等因素后，这些因素有助于解释家庭功能的水平。
