generational change in parenting styles among vietnamese
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Generational Change in Parenting Styles amongVietnamese in NebraskaPaulina [email protected]
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Purpose ● The goal of the study is to describe the ways in which
Vietnamese American parents differ across generations in terms of their child-rearing practices.
● This study is part of a larger research project that examines the experiences and beliefs of parents from five Asian population in Nebraska, namely, Filipino, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Indian.
Child-rearing Practices and Children's Perception ● Baumrind's Parenting Typology categorized parenting styles
based on two dimensions: expectations of the child and responsiveness to the child's individuality (Pratt, Arnold, Pratt, & Diessner, 1999).
● Research showed that Asian parents tend to employ authoritarian parenting styles, scoring high on parental control and emphasizing academic achievement (Lin & Fu, 1990).
● Nguyen and Cheung (2009) stated that research specifically on Vietnamese parents is limited. Thus, past literature has generalized all Asian ethnicities into one collective group, projecting Vietnamese parents as authoritarian in nature.
● Vietnamese-born college students tend to rate their parents as overprotective and controlling, which contributed to the conflict level between parents and students (Dinh, Sarason, & Sarason, 1994). The authoritarian parenting style is positively associated with depression and negatively related to self-esteem (Nguyen, 2008).
● This poses the need for research on Vietnamese American families, more so because of its increasing population. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Vietnamese is the largest detailed Asian ethnicity in Nebraska (Hoeffel, Rastogi, Kim, & Hasan, 2012).
Generational Change in Parenting Styles among Vietnamese in Nebraska
Paulina Nguyen, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Conclusion
▪ Dr. Maria de Guzman▪ Aileen Garcia
▪ Lam Le▪ & the participants
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Background
Method
• In conclusion, Vietnamese parents retain values that they perceive as beneficial for their children (i.e. culture, faith, corporal punishment).
• Further analysis revealed that parents of this generation value two-way communication and mutual respect for their children more than their parents did in the past. They tend to practice more responsiveness while having high expectations for their children. This reflects authoritative parenting practices that is more commonly employed in the Western context.
• Findings of this study extend the present understanding and beliefs about Asian American parenting styles. The information about Vietnamese parents of this generation also reflects the influence of the host culture on immigrant parents’ beliefs and childbearing practices. The results can help inform educational programs and interviews to appropriately respond to the needs of the diverse populations in the country.
• Some of the limitations of the study include variations within the sample that were not controlled (i.e., differences in socioeconomic-status, educational attainment, resettlement experiences, the length of living in the U.S., etc.). Additionally, the nature of interviews itself could have led to response bias. This might have influenced them to give socially desirable responses.
Results
References • Dinh, K. T., Sarason, B. R., & Sarason, I. G. (1994). Parent-Child Relationships in
Vietnamese Immigrant Families. Journal Of Family Psychology, 8(4), 471-488.• Hoeffel, E. M., Rastogi, S., Kim, M. O., & Hasan, S. (2012). The Asian Population:
2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-11.pdf
• Lin, C. C., & Fu, V. R. (1990). A Comparison of Child-rearing Practices among Chinese, Immigrant Chinese, and Caucasian-American Parents. Child Development, 61(2), 429. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.ep5878992
• Nguyen, P. V. (2008). Perceptions of Vietnamese Fathers' Acculturation Levels, Parenting Styles, and Mental Health Outcomes in Vietnamese American Adolescent Immigrants. Social Work, 53(4), 337-346.
• Nguyen, P., & Cheung, M. (2009). Parenting Styles as Perceived by Vietnamese American Adolescents. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26(6), 505-518. doi:10.1007/s10560-009-0182-0
• Pratt, M. W., Arnold, M. L., Pratt, A. T., & Diessner, R. (1999). Predicting Adolescent Moral Reasoning From Family Climate: A Longitudinal Study. Journal Of Early Adolescence, 19(2), 148.
- Participants were asked ‘whether or not their child-rearing practices were different from their parents’. - Anecdotal evidence suggested that more than 90% of participants agreed that their practices are different from those
of their parents.- Although only one participant mentioned that her parenting practices are similar to her own parents', it was evident
from the quotes that the other participants also employ aspects of parenting that they learned from their parents when they were younger.
Participants•18 Vietnamese parents with a child between 2 to 19 years; residing in Nebraska. •Educ. Attainment: 2 HS, 3 Some College, 1 Associate’s Degree, 12 College Degree, 1 Post-graduate Degree.•Occupation: 14 full-time employees, 3 part-time employees.•Place of birth: 15 Vietnam, 2 America, 1 Thailand.•Primary language: 14 Vietnamese, 4 English.Procedure & Analysis•Semi-structured 1-on-1 interviews about parenting (conducted in English, Vietnamese, and a mix of Vietnamese & English)•Audio recorded; transcribed verbatim; translation •Data were organized and uploaded onto Dedoose for both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
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