Impact of Youth Cultural Orientation on Perception of Family Process and Development Among Korean Americans
Impact of Youth Cultural Orientation on Perception of Family Process and Development Among Korean Americans
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DOI：
10.1037/cdp0000093
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发表时间：
2017-04-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Kim, You Seung
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作者：
Choi, Yoonsun;Kim, Tae Yeun;Kim, You Seung
目的：本研究考察了文化取向如何影响韩国裔美国家庭中的青少年对家庭过程的认知，以及这些家庭过程如何反过来预测青少年的抑郁症状和反社会行为。对于母亲和父亲的变量，分别检查了家庭过程。方法：这项研究使用了居住在中西部的韩裔美国家庭(256名青年及其父母)的调查数据，跨越了两个时间段，跨越了一年。在第一次采访时，青年的平均年龄为13岁(SD=1.00)。使用结构方程模型，这项研究同时、纵向地检验了假设的关联性，并解释了早期的结果。结果与结论：研究结果表明，传统文化中的身份认同和行为熏陶是亲子关系的预测因素，对青少年具有显著的保护作用。研究结果强调了文化熏陶在提高青少年亲子关系知觉方面的关键作用。相比之下，对主流文化的行为适应预示着青少年的问题，尽管这种影响不一定总是通过家庭过程产生的。同样，韩语和英语的熟练程度预示着较少的青少年问题，但并不总是通过家庭过程来预测。在母亲和父亲的变量上出现了一些差异，尽管在假设的关系中有很多共同点。
Objectives: This study examined how cultural orientations influence youth perception of family processes in Korean American families and how these family processes, in turn, predict depressive symptoms and antisocial behaviors among youth. Family processes were examined separately for maternal and paternal variables. Method: This study used survey data from Korean American families living in the Midwest (256 youth and their parents) across 2 time periods, spanned over a year. At the time of the first interview, the average age of youth was 13 (SD = 1.00). Using structural equation modeling, this study tested the hypothesized associations concurrently, longitudinally, and accounting for earlier outcomes. Results and Conclusion: Results show that identity and behavioral enculturation in one's heritage culture are predictors of bonding with parents, which is notably protective for youth. The results highlight the critical effect of enculturation in enhancing youth perception of the parent-child relationship. Behavioral acculturation to mainstream culture, in contrast, predicts youth problems, although the effect may not necessarily always be via family processes. Similarly, Korean and English language proficiencies predict fewer youth problems, but not always by way of family processes. A few differences emerged across maternal and paternal variables, although there was much commonality in the hypothesized relationships.