Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2006):

Parent-child value transmission among Chinese immigrants to North America: the case of traditional mate preferences.

Full Abstract

Parent-child similarities in traditional mate preferences were examined in Chinese immigrants to North America. Adult children (n = 63) rated their preferred mate characteristics. Children then completed measures of interdependence, family allocentrism, Chinese identity, and Asian values. Their parents (n = 63) also rated their own preferences for their child's spouse and their own Asian values. Parents reported greater preference for traditional mate characteristics than did their children. Parents' preferences were related to parents' own Asian values. Children's traditional mate preferences were predicted by their parents' preferences and their own family allocentrism. Family allocentrism was a marginally significant partial mediator of parent's influence on children's preferences. Family connectedness may, therefore, facilitate intergenerational transmission of values in immigrant Asian families.

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Author information

Author/s: Hynie, Michaela (M); Lalonde, Robert N (RN); Lee, Nam S (NS);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. mhynie(-atsign-)yorku.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology (Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Apr; vol 12 (issue 2) : pp 230-44

Dates: Created 2006/05/24; Completed 2006/07/12;

PMID: 16719574, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Acculturation Adult Aged Asian Americans - psychology Attitude - ethnology Choice Behavior Culture Emigration and Immigration Female

Female Humans Intergenerational Relations Male Marriage - ethnology Middle Aged Parent-Child Relations Social Values United States

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