The influence of ethnicity and generational status on parent and family relations among Chinese and Filipino adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of ethnic and generational differences on perceptions about parent and family relationships in a nationally representative sample of Chinese and Filipino adolescents living in the United States.


METHODS
This was a cross-sectional descriptive study, utilizing data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health.


METHODS
The sample was weighted to produce a nationally representative sample, based on 216 self-identified Chinese and 387 self-identified Filipino adolescents.


RESULTS
Results indicated that generational status plays a role in predicting how adolescents perceive the parent-adolescent relationship.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings provide a basis by which community health nurses can begin to understand the uniqueness of Asian subgroups, as well as generations of immigrant youth.
Willgerodt
Mayumi Anne
MA
Dept. of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington School of Nursing, PO Box 357262, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. mayumiw@u.washington.edu
Thompson
Elaine Adams
EA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States