Parent-Child Relationships and Acculturation Conflict in Asian-American Families.

This study investigated the quality of parent-child relationships in Asian-American families and its association with various aspects of acculturation. Participants were 173 Asian-American undergraduates who had at least one parent in the study. The results show that acculturation factors, in particular acculturation conflict between parents and children, statistically predicted children's reports of the quality of parent-child relationships. Although statistically less significant, certain acculturation factors also predicted parents' reports of the quality of parent-child relationships. These findings point to the need for assessing the characteristics of multiple family members when investigating the role acculturation plays in parent-child relationships and how that may differ for parents and children. As it turned out, acculturation conflict was the key variable in determining the quality of parent-child relationships in Asian-American families. (Author/SLD) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** Parent-Child Relationships and Acculturation Conflict in Asian-American Families. Khan T. Dinh, Barbara Sarason, and Irwin Sarason U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0 This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization nginating it Minor changes have been made to improve eproduchon Quality, Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official 0E141 position or policy PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY