title: Immigrant Chinese Mothers' Socialization of Achievement in Children: A Strategic Adaptation to the Host Society.
abstract: Academic socialization by low-income immigrant mothers from Mainland China was investigated in two studies. Immigrant Chinese mothers of first graders (n = 52; Mage= 38.69) in the United States (Study 1) and kindergartners (n = 86; Mage= 36.81) in Hong Kong (Study 2) tell stories that emphasized achieving the best grade through effort more than did African American (n = 39; Mage= 31.44) and native Hong Kong (n = 76; Mage= 36.64) mothers, respectively. The emphasis on achievement was associated with mothers' heightened discussion on discrimination (Study 1) and beliefs that education promotes upward mobility (Study 2), as well as children's expectations that a story protagonist would receive maternal criticism for being nonpersistent in learning (Study 2).
authors.affiliation: The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Florrie Fei-Yin
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Irene Nga-Lam
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Sze
authors.affiliation: New York University.
authors.forename: Catherine S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tamis-LeMonda
authors.affiliation: New York University.
authors.forename: Diane N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Ruble
mesh_terms: D000076363:Academic Success; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology*; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D011287:Prejudice / Q000208:ethnology*; D012951:Socialization; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology