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Parental Acculturation, Parental Involvement, Intergenerational Relationship and Adolescent Outcomes in Immigrant Filipino American Families
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (2008)
  • Yu-Wen Ying, University of California - Berkeley
  • Meekyung Han, San Jose State University
Abstract
The study examined the contribution of parental acculturation, parental involvement, and intergenerational relationship to well-being in Filipino American adolescents. Informed by acculturation, ecological, and social capital theories, we hypothesized that immigrant Filipino parents' acculturation would increase their school, home-educational, and social involvement which, in turn, would enhance the family relationship and adolescent outcomes. Using data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), 365 Filipino American adolescents completed surveys and their immigrant parents participated in interviews. Path analysis results showed parental acculturation enhanced their school, home-educational and social involvement. Furthermore, parental home-educational and social involvement enhanced the quality of the intergenerational relationship, which, in turn, increased the adolescents' self-esteem and reduced their depressive symptom level. Implications are discussed.
Keywords
  • depressive symptoms,
  • Filipino Americans,
  • intergenerational relationship,
  • Parental acculturation,
  • parental involvement,
  • self-esteem
Disciplines
Publication Date
2008
DOI
10.1080/15362940802119351
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Citation Information
Yu-Wen Ying and Meekyung Han. "Parental Acculturation, Parental Involvement, Intergenerational Relationship and Adolescent Outcomes in Immigrant Filipino American Families" Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies Vol. 6 Iss. 1 (2008) p. 112 - 131 ISSN: 1556-2948
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/meekyung-han/16/