Korean J Child Stud. 2003; 24(3): 57-71.
Parental Efficacy and Practices among Korean Immigrant Families in the US
부모의 양육효능감과 부모역할수행과의 관계: 재미동포 한인 1세대 부모에 관한 연구
이혜승
Hae Seung Lee
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine whether adolescents` parental rule obedience moderates the relationship between maternalmonitoring and problem behavior (drinking and vandalism). Participants were 398 adolescents attending a middle school (6th through 8th grades) in a semi-rural mid-`Atlantic community in the USA. Data were collected by questionnaires including items regarding relationships with parents, problem behavior, and peer relationships. Hierarchical multiple regression was usedto analyze the data. Results indicate that maternal monitoring is negatively related with adolescent drinking and vandalism. However, the negative relationship varies as a function of adolescents` parental rule obedience. The relationship was stronger among adolescents with lower level of parental rule obedience than among adolescents with higher level of parental rule obedience. Findings from this study suggest that research on maternal monitoring during adolescence needs to take adolescents` personal characteristics into account to better understand the process. They also suggest that parents could lower the possibility that their children`s will be involved in drinking and vandalism by maintaining quality relationships with their children because children are more likely to internalize their parents` rules and standards when they have
Key words :
parental efficacy, parental practices, Korean immigrant families in the US
