Physical discipline in chinese american immigrant families: An adaptive culture perspective

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-322

  Lau, Anna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans; Cultural values; Immigrant families; Parenting; Physical discipline

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; ECOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PUNISHMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955398956     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018667     Document Type: Article

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