On New Shores: Family Dynamics and Relationships Among Immigrant Families

Journal of Family Psychology

Vol. 23, No. 3, June 2009

Item #: 2172303

ISBN: 978-1-4338-0689-6

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About the special issue

This special issue of 15 articles presents psychosocial research on immigrant families and children residing in Canada, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United States. The articles focus on the psychosocial adaptation of immigrant families, parenting practices and their implications for child outcomes, and the importance of parent–adolescent relationships for adolescent mental health.

Articles in this issue

Understanding Immigrant Families From Around the World: Introduction to the Special Issue
Pages 275–278
Chuang, Susan S.; Gielen, Uwe P.

Family Economic Stress and Academic Well-Being Among Chinese-American Youth: The Influence of Adolescents' Perceptions of Economic Strain
Pages 279–290
Mistry, Rashmita S.; Benner, Aprile D.; Tan, Connie S.; Kim, Su Yeong

Intergenerational Family Solidarity: Value Differences Between Immigrant Groups and Generations
Pages 291–300
Merz, Eva-Maria; Özeke-Kocabas, Ezgi; Oort, Frans J.; Schuengel, Carlo

Friendship Homophily Among Ethnic German Immigrants: A Longitudinal Comparison Between Recent and More Experienced Immigrant Adolescents
Pages 301–310
Titzmann, Peter F.; Silbereisen, Rainer K.

Authoritative Parenting Among Immigrant Chinese Mothers of Preschoolers
Pages 311–320
Cheah, Charissa S. L.; Leung, Christy Y. Y.; Tahseen, Madiha; Schultz, David

Relations Among Parental Acceptance and Control and Children's Social Adjustment in Chinese American and European American Families
Pages 321–330
Huntsinger, Carol S.; Jose, Paul E.

Do We See Eye to Eye? Chinese Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Beliefs and Values for Toddlers in Canada and China
Pages 331–341
Chuang, Susan S.; Su, Yanjie

Interpretations of Parental Control by Asian Immigrant and European American Youth
Pages 342–354
Chao, Ruth K.; Aque, Christine

Child and Mother Play in Three U.S. Cultural Groups: Comparisons and Associations
Pages 355–363
Cote, Linda R.; Bornstein, Marc H.

How Much Do I Tell Thee? Strategies for Managing Information to Parents Among American Adolescents From Chinese, Mexican, and European Backgrounds
Pages 364–374
Tasopoulos-Chan, Marina; Smetana, Judith G.; Yau, Jenny P.

Predictors of Mental Health Among Adolescents From Immigrant Families in Portugal
Pages 375–385
Neto, Felix

The Experiences of Sudanese Unaccompanied Minors in Foster Care
Pages 386–395
Luster, Tom; Saltarelli, Andrew J.; Rana, Meenal; Qin, Desiree B.; Bates, Laura; Burdick, Katherine; Baird, Diane

A Longitudinal Study of Family Obligation and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese American Adolescents
Pages 396–404
Juang, Linda P.; Cookston, Jeffrey T.

Parent–Child Role Reversal and Psychological Adjustment Among Immigrant Youth in Israel
Pages 405–415
Oznobishin, Olga; Kurman, Jenny

Parenting and Psychological Adjustment of Adolescent Immigrants in Israel
Pages 416–425
Dwairy, Marwan; Dor, Asnat

Parent–Child Acculturation, Parenting, and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Immigrant Families
Pages 426–437
Kim, Su Yeong; Chen, Qi; Li, Jing; Huang, Xuan; Moon, Ui Jeong