APS

2024 APS Annual Convention

Sociocultural Influences on Parenting in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Families across Continents

Friday, May 24, 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · General

The present symposium examines the relations between sociocultural factors and parenting. Diverse samples and methodologies were integrated to demonstrate that cultural orientation, racial-ethnic socialization, and neighborhood characteristics are important sociocultural influences on parenting, with the ultimate goal of understanding family socialization processes during different development periods in marginalized populations.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Chun-Chi YangChair
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Xinyi ChenCoChair
    University of California, Berkeley

Presentations

  1. Pathways to Dual Language Learners’ Social-Emotional Skills: Parental Acculturation and Parenting StylesMaria Buttiler, Qing Zhou, Yuuko Uchikoshi
  2. Heritage Cultural Orientation, Family Ethnic Socialization, and Parenting Styles in Taiwan Indigenous Families: Links to Preschoolers’ Socioemotional AdjustmentChun-Chi Yang, Li Tsung-Wen Kuo, Yin-Ping Teng, Qing Zhou
  3. Socialization of Race and Social Status Beliefs in Chinese American Immigrant Parents and AdolescentsJiaying Huang, Stephen Chen
  4. Risk and Protective Neighborhood Factors: Links to Parenting in Chinese American Immigrant FamiliesXinyi Chen, Stephanie Haft, Qing Zhou