title: Acculturation and its implications on parenting for Chinese immigrants: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To systematically review and synthesize existing findings on acculturation and its implications on parenting for Chinese immigrants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three electronic databases were searched for original research articles that examined acculturation and its influence on parenting in Chinese immigrants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-two studies were included. Findings suggest that acculturation influences parenting beliefs, attitudes, and practices, as well as parent-child relationships among Chinese immigrants. Acculturation discrepancies between parents and children are associated with negative child outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further research is needed to better understand the relationships among acculturation and parenting perceptions, parent-child relationships, and parent-child acculturation discrepancies and associated child outcomes. In particular, longitudinal studies with larger samples and multiple methods are needed to suggest causal inferences and validate these relationships.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses are at the unique junction to identify these problems through interacting with individuals and families at the clinical and mental/community health levels.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Grace W K
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D002170:Canada; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States
keywords: Chinese; acculturation; family health; immigrant; parent; parenting; public health policy; transcultural health