Thesis
Parenting practices: parenting practices across children's temperament and cultures
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102101
Abstract
This study explored child and cultural influences on parenting. This study examined parent's perceptions of children's temperament, along with cultural background as influences on parenting practices. The hypotheses were: 1) that authoritarian parenting is positively related to parent's negative perceptions of their children as reported through measures of temperament, and 2) that Taiwanese parents show more authoritarian parenting practices and less authoritative parenting practices comparing to those parents in United States as a result of differential cultural values shaping perceptions of children's behavior and parenting. Eighty-eight parents from Taiwan (n=54) and Pullman, WA (n=34) who had 4-6 year-old children participated. Results indicated culture, rather than perceived temperament characteristics, had the primary impact on parenting practices. Taiwanese parents were more likely to adopt authoritarian parenting practices while American parents were more likely to report parenting practices associated with authoritative parenting. Although children's temperament and parenting practices were not found to be associated, the present study showed that Taiwanese and American parents perceive children's temperament differently. Potential influences of culture on parents' perceptions of their children and expected parenting practices are discussed.
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Details
- Title
- Parenting practices
- Creators
- Suz-Chieh Sung
- Contributors
- Jared A. Lisonbee (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525293201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis