A Person-Centered Approach to Studying the Linkages among Parent-Child Differences in Cultural Orientation, Supportive Parenting, and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms in Chinese American Families

Autor/inn/en	Weaver, Scott R.; Kim, Su Yeong
Titel	A Person-Centered Approach to Studying the Linkages among Parent-Child Differences in Cultural Orientation, Supportive Parenting, and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms in Chinese American Families
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37 (2008) 1, S.36-49 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-007-9221-3
Schlagwörter	Child Rearing; Parent Child Relationship; Adolescents; Profiles; Chinese Americans; Depression (Psychology); Longitudinal Studies; Acculturation; Cultural Traits; Parenting Styles; Cultural Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Asian immigrant; Chinese; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; Chinesen; USA; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Akkulturation; Kultureller Unterschied
Abstract	This longitudinal study examined whether supportive parenting mediates relations between parent-child differences in cultural orientation (generational dissonance) and depressive symptoms with a sample of 451 first and second generation Chinese American parents and adolescents (12-15 years old at time 1). Using a person-centered approach, meaningful typologies of cultural orientation were derived for fathers, mothers, and adolescents. Overall, results provided support, though qualified, for the notion that generational dissonance is linked to depressive symptoms through decreased supportive parenting. In general, having a parent with a "bicultural" profile seemed to be most advantageous if adolescents similarly had a "bicultural" profile, whereas "more American" oriented adolescents with "more Chinese" oriented parents reported the least supportive parenting and most depressive symptoms. Directions for future research and the benefits of using a person-centered approach in research of acculturation and generational dissonance are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10