Can Cultural Values Help Explain the Positive Aspects of Caregiving Among Chinese American Caregivers?

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 551-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie Tang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Positive Aspects Of Caregiving

Exploring caregiving-related experiences among Chinese American and European American family caregivers of persons with mental illness

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meekyung Han ◽  
Sadhna Diwan ◽  
Karen Sun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
European American ◽  
Snowball Sampling

Family caregivers (FCs) of people with mental illness (PMI) experience caregiving-related distress. These challenges tend to be greater for Asian American families due to acculturative stress and structural barriers to services. However, little is known about caregiving-related experiences among FCs of PMI within a cultural context. By using an exploratory approach, we examined the experience of caregiver distress and the influence of cultural values on caregiving in European American and Chinese American FCs. In collaboration with community-based agencies, a combination of convenience and snowball sampling methods were used to recruit Chinese American and European American caregivers who co-reside with PMIs. Two focus groups with each ethnic group with 57 participants (30 Chinese and 27 European American) were conducted. Thematic analysis indicates that FCs experience intense emotions, health/mental health problems, and a negative impact on their personal/social lives. Whereas Chinese American FCs reported shame, lack of knowledge, and over-protectiveness of PMIs, European American FCs reported the need for advocacy on behalf of the PMI. Findings indicate a need for: 1) greater awareness of the caregiving experience on wellbeing of FCs; 2) an understanding of how cultural values may influence caregiver experience; and 3) developing culturally relevant prevention and intervention services that can support FCs from diverse cultural contexts.

The influence of Chinese American cultural values on workplace communication, innovation, and teamwork

Innovation ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 113-128
Author(s):  
André M. Everett ◽  
Yim-Yu Wong ◽  
Neil Evans ◽  
Lan Tuyet Hong
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Workplace Communication

scholarly journals Cultural Values, Social Status, and Chinese American Immigrant Parents’ Emotional Expressivity

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-395
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Chen ◽  
Qing Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Emotional Expressivity ◽  
The Family ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Education Levels

Cultural values and social status are two salient factors in the psychological experiences of immigrant families, and both have been associated with immigrant parents’ patterns of emotional expression in previous studies. The present study examined how endorsement of cultural values (collectivism and conformity) and social status were uniquely associated with immigrant parents’ emotional expressivity in the family. First-generation Chinese American immigrant parents ( N = 239, 80% mothers; M = 41.31 years old) of elementary-age children reported on their endorsement of values of collectivism and conformity, their patterns of emotional expressivity in the family context, and their family income and education levels. Path analyses indicated unique positive associations between family income and all domains of parents’ emotional expressivity and negative associations between family income and parents’ endorsement of collectivism and conformity. Parents’ endorsement of collectivism was negatively associated with negative-dominant expressivity. We discuss implications of our findings for theories of culture and emotion, as well as for future intersectional approaches with Asian American populations.

Collectivist Discourses in Relational Intersectionality: Insights from Chinese American Christian Couples

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2098338
Author(s):  
Karen Mui-Teng Quek ◽  
Natalie Wei-Mun Hsieh ◽  
Christie Eppler
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Social Location ◽  
Location Factors ◽  
Dominant Discourse ◽  
Intersectionality Theory ◽  
Early Parenthood ◽  
Christian Couples ◽  
Cultural Ideals

Intersectionality espouses progressive societal dominant discourse norms that describe persons as individuals connected to a variety of social locations (e.g., gender, socioeconomic status [SES], ethnicity, sexual orientation, spirituality, vocation). This may not resonate with the cultural ideals of collectivist and bicultural communities, who are better understood when considered in context of both dominant and local intersectionality discourses. This retrospective interpretive thematic analysis examines the lived experiences of Chinese American Christian couples as they negotiate identity and roles in early parenthood. Findings indicate that the intersection of collectivist group identity markers, cultural values and spirituality guides how partners understand identity and negotiate relationship roles in marriage. Couples’ varied responses to cross-cultural and dominant discourse norms and other social location factors (e.g., vocation and SES) also account for individual differences. Implications for Chinese American Christian couples, and for the application of intersectionality theory to diverse populations, are discussed.

Cultural Values, Intergenerational Transmission of Internalized Racism, Education, and Career Goals in Chinese American Families

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110269
Author(s):  
Daphne J. Hill ◽  
Danni Li ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Jeffrey Liew
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Internalized Racism ◽  
Business Law ◽  
College Majors ◽  
Asian Cultural Values ◽  
Intergenerational Correlation

The present study is the first of its kind using a dyadic and prospective research design to test whether traditional Asian cultural values and internalized racism among Chinese American adolescents and their first-generation immigrant parents are influential factors in the educational and vocational goals of the adolescents by the time they become young adults. While results show that traditional Asian cultural values and internalized racism were not related to adolescents’ educational aspiration or young adults’ major choice, results do show an intergenerational correlation in internalized racism. Furthermore, results show that youth who planned to pursue science/health professions had significantly higher levels of internalized racism than those who planned to pursue business/law professions. Findings suggest that internalized racism may restrict parents’ expectations and goals for their children and, in tandem, serve as a barrier for youths’ self-determination or sense of autonomy in their selection of college majors and career development.

scholarly journals Person-Centered Trajectories of Cultural Values and Behaviors among Chinese American Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moin Syed ◽  
Linda P. Juang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Chinese Values ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Chinese American Adolescents

This study examined change in acculturation values and behavior among 310 Chinese American adolescents, and how patterns of change were related to key demographic variables and indicators of positive youth development. Dual process group-based trajectory models of change in U.S. and Chinese values and behaviors indicated a six-group solution for each. The results showed that acculturation value patterns were not related to gender, nativity, or parent education, but were related to family cohesion, self-esteem, general and academic self-efficacy, and GPA. Acculturation behavior patterns were not related to gender but were related to nativity and parent education, and were also related to general self-efficacy and family cohesion. Taken together, our findings suggest that most trajectories of development are associated with positive outcomes, but there are small groups of adolescents that function very well (those who maintain higher behavioral involvement in both) and some not very well, especially those whose behaviors are becoming more disparate over time.

Power, Resistance, and Emotional Economies in Women’s Relationships With Mothers-in-Law in Chinese Immigrant Families

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristy Y. Shih ◽  
Karen Pyke
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Chinese Immigrant ◽  
Cultural Ideals ◽  
Women's Relationships ◽  
Chinese Immigrant Families

This interview study interrogates how cultural values of filial piety inform Chinese American daughters-in-law’s understanding of their relationship and power dynamics with immigrant Chinese American mothers-in-law. Ideals of filial respect accord limited authority to mothers-in-law, who engage other mechanisms of power, such as their domestic expertise. Using the concept of emotional economies, this study finds that this strategy works when daughters-in-law feel gratitude for their mother-in-law’s domestic expertise and child care but not when they resent it as intrusive or unnecessary. Mothers report more conflicts with their mothers-in-law than do childless respondents, and often strike “patriarchal bargains” by enlisting husbands to mediate conflicts on their behalf. Many respondents covertly resist by feigning compliance in the presence of their mother-in-law but disobeying in her absence. These findings suggest scholars should not assume Asian cultural ideals dictate actual family practices or that ritualistic displays of deference indicate powerlessness.

Talking Across Cultures in Early Intervention: Finding Common Ground to Meet Children's Communication Needs

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth D. Peña ◽  
Christine Fiestas
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Provider Perspectives ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Caregiver Role

Abstract In this paper, we explore cultural values and expectations that might vary among different groups. Using the collectivist-individualist framework, we discuss differences in beliefs about the caregiver role in teaching and interacting with young children. Differences in these beliefs can lead to dissatisfaction with services on the part of caregivers and with frustration in service delivery on the part of service providers. We propose that variation in caregiver and service provider perspectives arise from cultural values, some of which are instilled through our own training as speech-language pathologists. Understanding where these differences in cultural orientation originate can help to bridge these differences. These can lead to positive adaptations in the ways that speech-language pathology services are provided within an early intervention setting that will contribute to effective intervention.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hansen ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nikita van der Vinne ◽  
Wendy van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ict For Development ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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