The Adjustment of Asian American Families to the U.S. Context: The Ecology of Strengths and Stress

The Home Environments of Adolescents Whose Parents Legally Immigrated to the United States: Findings from the New Immigrant Survey

“…In much of East Asia, Confucian traditions, such as filial piety and mutual dependence, remain prominent (Shwalb et al 2010;Xia et al 2013). This often leads to exercising firm control over what children do and how children engage others (Alampay 2014;Saraswathi and Dutta 2010;Tajima and Harachi 2010).…”

“…Generally speaking, adolescent development is enhanced when parents provide socio-emotional support and do not employ harsh discipline (Bradley et al 2001a, b;Padilla-Walker 2008;Rohner 1986). On the other hand, there is evidence that parental control may not have many negative consequences for children of Asian American parents as for European American children (Xia et al 2013). Studies done in the US showed that about of parents made complimentary remarks about their adolescent during a home visit and very few reported spanking children over age 10 (Bradley et al 2000(Bradley et al , 2001a.…”

“…Research based in cultural theory shows that child rearing is influenced by cultural beliefs and that parents from different societies have different goals and different means of achieving goals for children (De Munck 2001;Rogoff 2014). Although some dimensions of the home environment (e.g., parental warmth) appear to take much the same form and have much the same consequence in all families (universal dimensions), other dimensions take varied forms and have more varied consequences depending upon child gender, culture, SES and other contextual factors (Bradley and Corwyn 2005;Nord and Griffin 1999;Stewart et al 2000;Xia et al 2013). It is also important to bear in mind that there are multiple dimensions of culture and variations within societies that influence how particular cultural values are enacted (Estrada-Martinez et al 2011;Warikoo and Carter 2009).…”

“…Their focus on adolescents is noteworthy given that adolescence is a period of life marked by major physical, cognitive and affective changes, changes that often entail shifts in the quality of relationships with parents and peers (Steinberg 2005). Research makes clear that migration can have major impacts on family life and that the process of migration can be quite destabilizing for members of the family (Fuller and García Coll 2010;Xia et al 2013). Moreover, the recent wave of immigration to the US has occurred amidst a diverse array of other social, economic and technological changes.…”

Adultez Emergente y características culturales de la etapa en universitarios chilenos

“…a este respecto se observa que los jóvenes transitan en dos procesos que no son excluyentes, por una parte están centrados en sí mismos, en su identidad, sus experiencias individuales y en el desarrollo de la autonomía, y por otra desarrollan y mantienen los vínculos relacionales que han construido o que están construyendo en esta etapa, específi-camente con la familia, los amigos, y en algunos casos una relación de pareja. esta interdependencia se ha estudiado en las culturas minoritarias de estados Unidos como los latinos, los afroamericanos o los orientales, grupos en los cuales pueden haber razones económicas para permanecer en el hogar, y al mismo tiempo razones culturales como el gran énfasis en la cercanía de la familia, y menos énfasis en ser independiente como un valor por sí mismo (Fuligni y tseng, 1999;Xia, Ko, y Xie, 2013). la importancia de los vínculos familiares también ha sido reportada en estudios con población latina (stein, gonzález, cupito, Kiang, y supple, 2013), a través del Familismo, concepto que hace referencia a un valor cultural presente en la cultura latina, que dicta las normas, expectativas y creencias acerca de la familia, y se compone de lealtad y respeto por el grupo familiar.…”