Perceptions of the Acceptability of Parent Training Among Chinese Immigrant Parents: Contributions of Cultural Factors and Clinical Need

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 436-449

  Ho, Judy ^a   Yeh, May ^b   McCabe, Kristen ^c   Lau, Anna ^d  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d University of Los Angeles   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrant parents; Parent training; Treatment acceptability; Treatment engagement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT TRAINING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858622240     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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