Related Experiment Videos
A conceptual model for studying parenting behaviors in immigrant populations
1Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, California, USA.
ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|December 1, 1996
Summary
Immigrant parents navigate dual transitions, facing challenges in both cultural adaptation and new parenthood. Understanding contextual factors is key for supporting their parenting journey.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Nursing
Background:
- Parenthood and immigration both involve significant life transitions.
- New parents experience identity shifts and relationship changes.
- Immigrants undergo cultural adaptation and relocation stress.
Purpose of the Study:
- To modify Belsky's parenting framework for immigrant parents.
- To explore determinants of parenting during simultaneous cultural and parental transitions.
- To identify implications for nursing practice and research.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical framework modification.
- Analysis of contextual determinants: premigration, postmigration, ethnicity, sociopolitical environment.
Main Results:
- Simultaneous migration and parenthood transitions present unique challenges.
- Contextual factors significantly influence immigrant parenting.
- Premigration, postmigration, ethnicity, and sociopolitical environment are key determinants.
Conclusions:
- A modified theoretical framework can explain immigrant parenting.
- Nursing practice should address the unique needs of immigrant parents.
- Further research is needed on supporting immigrant families during transition.