Acculturation Gap,Intergenerational Conflict,Parenting Style,and Youth Distress in Immigrant Chinese American Families |
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| Authors: | Soh-Leong Lim May Yeh June Liang Anna S Lau Kristen McCabe |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Counseling and School Psychology , San Diego State University , San Diego, California, USA slim@mail.sdsu.edu;3. Department of Psychology , San Diego State University , San Diego, California, USA;4. Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University , San Diego, California, USA;5. Department of Psychology , University of California , Los Angeles, California, USA;6. Department of Psychology , University of San Diego , San Diego, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examined mother–child acculturation gaps in relationship to youth distress and the possible mediating role of parent–child conflict and parenting style in a sample of 81 Chinese American families. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses provided partial support for a relationship between acculturation gaps and youth distress. No mediators of this relationship were found; however, post-hoc analyses indicated that intergenerational conflict and parenting style were associated with youth distress above and beyond acculturation gaps. These results suggest that interventions developed to reduce parent–child conflict and increase parental bonding (increase parental warmth and decrease parental overprotection) may be valuable for Chinese American adolescents, regardless of acculturation gap status. |
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| Keywords: | acculturation gap immigrant Chinese American families intergenerational conflict parenting style youth distress |
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