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The Relationship between Self-Esteem and Parenting Style: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Australian and Vietnamese Australian Adolescents.
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Herz, Lara; Gullone, Eleonora – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1999
Studied the relationship between self-esteem and parenting style with 118 Vietnamese Australian and 120 Anglo-Australian adolescents. As expected, parenting characterized by high levels of overprotection and low levels of acceptance related negatively with self-esteem for both samples of adolescents. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Toward a More Complex Understanding of Acculturation and Adjustment: Cultural Involvements and Psychosocial Functioning in Vietnamese Youth.
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Nguyen, Huong H.; Messe, Lawrence A.; Stollak, Gary E. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1999
Examines link between acculturation and adjustment in 182 Vietnamese youths living in an Anglo-American community. Results indicate involvement in U.S. culture predicts positive functioning on personal, interpersonal, and academic levels. Involvement in the Vietnamese culture predicts positive family relationships. (MMU)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Cultural Influences
Psychosocial Correlates of Alienation: Study of a Sample of Indochinese Refugees.
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Nicassio, Perry M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1983
A study of psychosocial adjustment among Indochinese refugees in the United States found that alienation was (1) negatively related to socioeconomic status, English proficiency, number of American friends, and self-perception; and (2) positively correlated with degree of perceived difference between refugees and Americans. Laotians and Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Asian Americans