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Conflicts and communication between high‐achieving Chinese American adolescents and their parents
Author(s) -
Qin Desiree Baolian,
Chang TzuFen,
Han EunJin,
Chee Grace
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.20003
Subject(s) - acculturation , conflict resolution , psychology , constructive , social psychology , autonomy , style (visual arts) , cultural conflict , developmental psychology , cultural diversity , chinese americans , conflict management , ethnic group , sociology , political science , social science , archaeology , process (computing) , anthropology , computer science , law , history , operating system
Drawing on in‐depth interview data collected on 18 high‐achieving Chinese American students, the authors examine domains of acculturation‐based conflicts, parent and child internal conflicts, and conflict resolution in their families. Their analyses show that well‐established negative communication patterns in educational expectations, divergent attitudes toward other races and country of origin, and cultural and language barriers contributed to parent–child conflicts. Their findings also illustrate important internal conflicts both adolescents and parents had along the cultural tightrope of autonomy and relatedness. Finally, the vertical in‐group conflict resolution style that was evidenced in youths' accounts raises questions about cultural differences in constructive versus destructive conflict resolution styles. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.