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Relationships between parenting practices and perceptions of child behaviour among Korean immigrant mothers and fathers
Author(s) -
Lee Boram,
Keown Louise J.,
Brown Gavin T. L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1002/ijop.12398
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , parenting styles , prosocial behavior , immigration , perception , child rearing , positive parenting , social psychology , archaeology , neuroscience , psychiatry , history , intervention (counseling)
This study examined parenting styles and culturally‐specific parenting practices of Korean immigrant mothers ( N = 128) and fathers ( N = 79) of children (ages 6–10) in New Zealand and the parenting predictors of child behaviour. Participants completed questionnaires on parenting styles and practices, and parental perceptions of child behaviour. Both parents indicated a high degree of devotion ( Mo jeong ) and involvement in care and education of their child with fathers were more likely than mothers to utilise shaming/love withdrawal and modesty encouragement. Results of regression analyses showed that there were some differences between mothers and fathers in the parenting predictors of child internalising and externalising behaviour problems and prosocial behaviour. Across the whole sample, there were contrasting relationships for authoritative parenting styles, devoted/involved parenting and modesty encouragement/shaming/non‐reasoning parenting practices with child behaviour problems. Results indicated a blend of Western and Korean parenting practices were being utilised after settling in New Zealand.