Asian American Parenting and Parent-Adolescent Relationships

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Russell, Stephen T. (Editor), Crockett, Lisa J. (Editor), Chao, Ruth K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Edition: First.
• Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
• Subjects: Psychology.; Anthropology.; Sociology.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Sociology, general.

The growing presence of non-European cultures in America brings new challenges to as well as opportunities for parenting research. Whereas particular constructs of parent-child relationships were once considered universal, we now recognize distinct cultural variations. This is especially true in the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Asian American Parenting and Parent-Adolescent Relationships
• Do Measures of Parenting Have the Same Meaning for European, Chinese, and Filipino American Adolescents? Tests of Measurement Equivalence
• Parental Beliefs and Their Relation to the Parental Practices of Immigrant Chinese Americans and European Americans
• Parental Sacrifice and Acceptance as Distinct Dimensions of Parental Support Among Chinese and Filipino American Adolescents
• The Meanings of Parent-Adolescent Relationship Quality Among Chinese American and Filipino American Adolescents
• Interdependent Independence: The Meanings of Autonomy Among Chinese American and Filipino American Adolescents
• Conclusions: The Role of Asian American Culture in Parenting and Parent-Adolescent Relationships.