Culture, Migration, and Parenting: A Comparative Study of Mother-Infant Interaction and Childrearing Patterns in Romanian, Romanian Immigrant, and Italian Families

Autor/inn/en	Moscardino, Ughetta; Bertelli, Costanza; Altoè, Gianmarco
Titel	Culture, Migration, and Parenting: A Comparative Study of Mother-Infant Interaction and Childrearing Patterns in Romanian, Romanian Immigrant, and Italian Families
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Science, 5 (2011) 1-2, S.11-25 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2192-001X
DOI	10.3233/DEV-2011-11072
Schlagwörter	Parent Child Relationship; Interaction; Mothers; Infants; Immigrants; Comparative Analysis; Acculturation; Parent Attitudes; Video Technology; Values; Behavior; Socialization; Foreign Countries; Child Rearing; Semi Structured Interviews; Questionnaires; Cultural Differences; Italy; Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interaktion; Mother; Mutter; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Akkulturation; Elternverhalten; Wertbegriff; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Ausland; Kindererziehung; Fragebogen; Kultureller Unterschied; Italien; Rumänien
Abstract	This study compared mother-infant interaction and childrearing patterns across Romanian families in Romania, first-generation Romanian immigrant families in Italy, and Italian families. The relations between acculturation and maternal beliefs and behaviors were also examined. Ninety-five mothers and their infants aged between 0 and 12 months participated. Mothers were videotaped interacting with their infants during free play, and were interviewed about their childrearing beliefs and practices. Results showed that Romanian mothers placed more emphasis on values and behaviors related to interdependence/sociocentrism, whereas Italian mothers more highly valued socialization goals and interactive behaviors consonant with an individualistic/independent orientation. The migrant mothers more closely resembled Italian mothers in the importance attributed to stimulating children's cognitive competence, autonomy, and self-fulfillment, but no homogeneous pattern for maternal behaviors was found. Maternal beliefs and behaviors were not related in either group. While the migrant mothers were significantly more oriented towards participating in the host culture than towards maintaining their own heritage culture, no association between acculturation attitudes, maternal beliefs and behaviors emerged. (As Provided).
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