title: Mothers' parenting cognitions in cultures of origin, acculturating cultures, and cultures of destination.
abstract: Japanese and South American immigrant mothers' parenting cognitions (attributions and self-perceptions) were compared with mothers from their country of origin (Japan and Argentina, respectively) and European American mothers in the United States. Participants were 231 mothers of 20-month-old children. Generally, South American immigrant mothers' parenting cognitions more closely resembled those of mothers in the United States, whereas Japanese immigrant mothers' cognitions tended to be similar to those of Japanese mothers or intermediate between Japanese and U.S. mothers. This study provides insight into the nature of parenting cognitions generally and those of immigrant mothers specifically and therefore the parenting climate in which immigrant children are reared.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892-7971, USA. Marc_H_Bornstein@nih.gov
authors.forename: Marc H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: Linda R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Cote
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina / Q000208:ethnology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012945:Social Values; D012951:Socialization; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*