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Interpretations of parental control by Asian immigrant and European American youth.

Chao, Ruth K., Aque, Christine·2009·Journal of Family Psychology
DOI 10.1037/a0015828
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Although studies have reported ethnic and cultural differences in the effects of parenting on adolescent well-being, rarely have they included specific examinations of the cultural processes underlying these differences. This study examined adolescents' affective interpretations of parents' control (i.e., feelings of anger toward control) and how these interpretations may moderate the relationship between control and adolescents' behavioral adjustment. The study comprised 1,085 immigrant youth of Chinese, Korean, and Filipino descent, and also European American youth from high schools in the greater Los Angeles area. Differences were found between European American and Asian immigrant youth in the effects of both behavioral control and psychological control. Furthermore, among European Americans only, as adolescents' feelings of anger increased, the beneficial consequences of behavioral control decreased, whereas the negative effects of psychological control on behavior problems decreased. The results suggest that feeling anger toward parents' use of psychological control may serve a protective function for European American youth but not for Asian immigrant youth. In contrast, feeling angry about behavioral control seems to reduce the beneficial consequences of control among European Americans but not Asian immigrants.

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  • Chinese adolescents perceive the parental practice of guilt-induction as more benign compared to Belgian teens, yet still as more controlling and autonomy-thwarting compared to autonomy support.

    “Similarly, Chinese adolescents perceive the parental practice of guiltinduction as more benign compared to Belgian teens, yet still as more controlling and autonomy-thwarting compared to autonomy support (Chen et al. 2016; see also Chao and Aque 2009).”

    From Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions (2020) · cites this paper as Chao and Aque 2009

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Authors
Chao, R. K., & Aque, C.
Affiliations
University of California, Riverside (US)
Venue
Journal of Family Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2009
Volume
23
Issue
3
Pages
342-354
ISSN
  • 0893-3200 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1293
DOI
10.1037/a0015828
OpenAlex
W2049266975
Cited by
175
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Family Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD38949)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Keywords
parental control, behavioral control, psychological control, ethnic differences, European American youth, behavioral adjustment
MeSH terms
Acculturation, Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Analysis of Variance, Anger, Asia, Authoritarianism, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Emotions, Europe, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Los Angeles, Cohort Studies, Parenting, Emigrants and Immigrants

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