TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Guided by Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System’s model, this study documented acculturation and parental involvement in low-income Chinese immigrant homes that serve as predictors of parental mediation. By surveying 165 parents of 3–13-year-old immigrant children, this study found that low-income Chinese parents enacted restrictive mediation the most and exhibited a slow acculturation process even after an average of seven years of emigration. Higher parental acculturation was related to a higher use of active and restrictive mediation. Additionally, different aspects of parental involvement also served as predictors of the three mediation strategies. Chinese cultural emphasis on academic excellence and success was used to help interpret the findings. Future research should consider implementing research-based adult media literacy programs for immigrant parents to help them practice their parental mediation skills in the host culture.
VL  - 16
SN  - 978-1-78769-455-2, 978-1-78769-456-9/2050-2060
DO  - 10.1108/S2050-206020180000016007
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2050-206020180000016007
AU  - Yang Melissa M.
ED  - Apryl A. Williams
ED  - Ruth Tsuria
ED  - Laura Robinson
ED  - Aneka Khilnani
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Economically Challenged but Academically Focused: The Low-Income Chinese Immigrant Families’ Acculturation, Parental Involvement, and Parental Mediation
T2  - Media and Power in International Contexts: Perspectives on Agency and Identity
T3  - Studies in Media and Communications
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 51
EP  - 75
Y2  - 2024/04/27
ER  -