"Correlates of Asian American emerging adults’ perceived parent-child cultural orientations: Testing a bilinear and bidimensional model" by Cara S. Maffini

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Correlates of Asian American emerging adults’ perceived parent-child cultural orientations: Testing a bilinear and bidimensional model

Asian American Journal of Psychology (2016)

Cara S. Maffini, San Jose State University
Joel Y. Wong, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington
Minkyeong Shin, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington

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Abstract

This study focused on how Asian Americans’ perceived parent-child cultural orientations were related to family conflicts, psychological distress, and life satisfaction. Using a bilinear and bidimensional model of cultural orientation, this study concurrently examined 4 domains of Asian American perceived parent-child cultural orientations: behavioral acculturation, values acculturation, behavioral enculturation, and values enculturation. Participants were 166 Asian American emerging adults who reported perceptions of their parents’ and their own cultural orientations. Perceived mother-child cultural gap in values enculturation was the most consistent predictor of negative outcomes. However, a combination of low levels of children’s and perceived maternal values acculturation was also associated with greater psychological distress. In addition, the correlates of perceived parent-child cultural orientations differed depending on the parent’s gender. These findings underscore the importance of concurrently assessing multiple domains of cultural orientations and distinguishing between fathers and mothers when examining similarities and differences in perceived parent-child cultural orientation levels. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords

acculturation,
enculturation,
Asian American,
mental health,
family conflict

Disciplines

Psychology

Publication Date

2016

DOI

10.1037/aap0000035

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Citation Information

Cara S. Maffini, Joel Y. Wong and Minkyeong Shin. "Correlates of Asian American emerging adults’ perceived parent-child cultural orientations: Testing a bilinear and bidimensional model" Asian American Journal of Psychology Vol. 7 Iss. 1 (2016) p. 31 - 40 ISSN: 1948-1985
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