Yoon Eunju, Choi Yoonsun, Suh Jeong-Eun, Galvin Sarah
Loyola University Chicago.
University of Chicago.
Asian Am J Psychol. 2021 Mar;12(1):52-64. doi: 10.1037/aap0000188. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
By using the conceptual framework of bilinear acculturation, this study examined Korean immigrant mothers' parenting practices among 389 mother-youth (adolescent children in middle or high school) dyads. We examined (a) how mothers' acculturation and enculturation were related to mainstream (i.e., authoritarian vs. authoritative styles, communication, warmth/bonding, autonomy support) versus culture specific parenting practices (i.e., interdependence, commitment to education, academic control) and (b) how parenting practices were, in turn, linked to youth outcomes of depression, antisocial behaviors, and academic performance as measured 1.5 years later. Mothers and youth had significant perceptual gaps in parenting practices, especially in autonomy support and parental commitment to education. Therefore, path analyses were conducted separately for mother-reported versus youth-reported parenting. As hypothesized, mothers' acculturation was more closely related to mainstream parenting, while enculturation was to culture specific parenting. Mother-reported autonomy support predicted higher academic performance, while youth-reported authoritarian parenting predicted lower academic performance. Youth-reported communication predicted lower depression and antisocial behaviors. The current findings have implications for parenting and family interventions to optimize Korean immigrant youth's wellbeing in the bicultural context. Additionally, bilinear acculturation was found to be a useful conceptual framework in studying immigrant parenting.
本研究运用双线性文化适应的概念框架，对389对韩裔移民母亲与青少年（初中或高中阶段的子女）二元组中的母亲养育方式进行了考察。我们探究了：（a）母亲的文化适应和文化传承如何与主流养育方式（即专制型与权威型教养方式、沟通、温暖/亲密关系、自主性支持）以及特定文化的养育方式（即相互依赖、对教育的投入、学业管控）相关联；（b）1.5年后所测量的养育方式如何反过来与青少年的抑郁、反社会行为和学业成绩等结果相联系。母亲与青少年在养育方式上存在显著的认知差异，尤其是在自主性支持和父母对教育的投入方面。因此，分别针对母亲报告的养育方式和青少年报告的养育方式进行了路径分析。正如所假设的那样，母亲的文化适应与主流养育方式的关联更为紧密，而文化传承则与特定文化的养育方式相关。母亲报告的自主性支持预示着更高的学业成绩，而青少年报告的专制型养育方式则预示着较低的学业成绩。青少年报告的沟通预示着较低的抑郁和反社会行为水平。当前的研究结果对于在双文化背景下优化韩裔移民青少年幸福感的养育和家庭干预具有启示意义。此外，双线性文化适应被发现是研究移民养育方式的一个有用的概念框架。
