title: The Acculturation of Parenting Cognitions: A Comparison of South Korean, Korean Immigrant, and European American Mothers.
abstract: A three-culture comparison - native South Korean, Korean immigrants to the United States, and native European American mothers - of two types of parenting cognitions - attributions and self-perceptions - was undertaken to explore cultural contributions to parenting cognitions and their adaptability among immigrant mothers. Attributions and self-perceptions of parenting were chosen because they influence parenting behavior and children's development and vary cross-culturally. One hundred seventy-nine mothers of 20-month-old children participated: 73 South Korean, 50 Korean immigrant, and 56 European American. Korean mothers differed from European American mothers on four of the five types of attributions studied and on all four self-perceptions of parenting, and these differences were largely consistent with the distinct cultural values of South Korea and the United States. Generally, Korean immigrant mothers' attributions for parenting more closely resembled those of mothers in the United States, whereas their self-perceptions of parenting more closely resembled those of mothers in South Korea. This study provides insight into similarities and differences in cultural models of parenting, and information about the acculturation of parenting cognitions among immigrants from South Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Marymount University Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.
authors.forename: Linda R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Cote
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Seoul National University.
authors.forename: Keumjoo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Putnick
authors.affiliation: Bourne Public Schools.
authors.forename: Hyun Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.
authors.forename: Marc H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bornstein
keywords: Acculturation; Cultural psychology; Family/childrearing; Social cognition; Values; attitudes; beliefs