Interdependent self: self-perceptions of Vietnamese-American youths.
This study examined how Vietnamese-American adolescents perceive themselves in relation to their families. Qualitative, criterion-based sampling and "snowball" or "chain sampling" strategies were used as well as in-depth interviews with 10 Vietnamese-American adolescents. The research focused on parental interactions, family climate, and parental control. The study also looked at peer relationships, parental input, and adolescents' academic achievement orientation. The adolescents described grow closer to, and more emotionally dependent upon, their parents over time. The parents see their children's education as an effective instrument of empowerment and liberation for the entire family, and as providing hope for the future.
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College of Education, School of Teacher Education, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92181, USA. tphan@mail.sdsu.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D002140:California; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D016487:Parenting; D010379:Peer Group; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology