Choi Yoonsun, Kim You Seung, Kim Su Yeong, Park Irene Kim
School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Asian Am J Psychol. 2013 Mar 1;4(1):19-29. doi: 10.1037/a0031220.
Asian American parenting is often portrayed as highly controlling and even harsh. This study empirically tested the associations between a set of recently developed Korean measures and several commonly used Western parenting measures to accurately describe Asian American family processes, specifically those of Korean Americans. The results show a much nuanced and detailed picture of Korean American parenting as a blend of Western authoritative and authoritarian styles with positive and-although very limited-negative parenting. Certain aspects of are positively associated with authoritative style or authoritarian style, or even with both of them simultaneously. They were positively associated with positive parenting (warmth, acceptance, and communication) but not with harsh parenting (rejection and negative discipline). Exceptions to this general pattern were Korean traditional disciplinary practices and the later age of separate sleeping of children. The study discusses implications of these findings and provides suggestions for future research.
美籍亚裔育儿方式常常被描绘为控制欲极强甚至严苛。本研究通过实证检验了一组最近开发的韩国量表与几种常用的西方育儿量表之间的关联，以准确描述美籍亚裔家庭过程，特别是韩裔美国家庭的过程。结果显示，韩裔美国家庭育儿呈现出一幅更为细致入微的画面，它融合了西方权威型和专制型育儿方式，既有积极的一面——尽管非常有限——也有消极的一面。某些方面与权威型或专制型育儿方式呈正相关，甚至与两者同时呈正相关。它们与积极育儿方式（温暖、接纳和沟通）呈正相关，但与严苛育儿方式（拒绝和负面管教）无关。这种总体模式的例外情况是韩国传统的管教方式以及孩子分床睡的较晚年龄。该研究讨论了这些发现的意义，并为未来研究提供了建议。
