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Published on: September 19, 2019
Perceived family stress, parenting efficacy, and child externalizing behaviors in second-generation immigrant mothers
Ayşe Yaman1, Judi Mesman, Marinus H van Ijzendoorn
1Centre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands.
Objectives:
Examining family stress and parenting efficacy in relation to child externalizing problems in immigrant families.
Method:
In this study, we compared the levels of family stress, parenting efficacy, and toddler externalizing behaviors in Dutch (n = 175) and second-generation Turkish immigrant families (n = 175) living in the Netherlands. In addition, the influence of Turkish mothers' acculturation on toddler externalizing behaviors and its association with perceived stress and efficacy were examined.
Results:
Turkish mothers reported higher levels of daily stress and marital discord than Dutch mothers, but did not differ in perceptions of parenting efficacy and children's externalizing behaviors. The associations between child and family variables were similar in the Dutch and the Turkish groups, as more family stress was related to more externalizing behaviors in toddlers. Low parenting efficacy was the most important predictor of child externalizing behaviors in both groups. Acculturation of Turkish mothers was not associated with family and child variables, and did not moderate the association between family variables and child externalizing behaviors. However, emotional connectedness to the Turkish culture was related to less daily stress and fewer marital problems.
Conclusions:
The results support the no-group differences hypothesis and also imply that cultural maintenance may be adaptive for parental well-being.
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