The Family Journal
Volume 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 314-321

Vietnamese American Immigrant Parents: A Pilot Parenting Intervention (Article)

Wong Y.J. , Tran K.K. , Schwing A.E. , Cao L.H. , ho P.P.-H. , Nguyen Q.-T.
  • a Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States
  • b Department of Psychology, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301, United States
  • c Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States
  • d Mental Health Department, Health and Hospital System, Asian American Recovery Services, Santa Clara Valley, United States
  • e Career Development and Employment Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Vietnam, United States
  • f Mental Health Department, Health and Hospital System, Asian American Recovery Services, Santa Clara Valley, United States

Abstract

The main goal of this mixed-methods study was to examine the perceived effectiveness of a brief, community-based parenting intervention for Vietnamese American immigrant parents. A key component of the intervention involved participants listening to Vietnamese American adolescents’ discussions about their relationships with their parents utilizing a fishbowl group format. After the parenting intervention, a focus group interview was conducted with eight participants to examine their reactions to the intervention. The following qualitative themes emerged from the focus group: (a) increased insight on parent—child relations, (b) need for improvement in communication skills, (c) parent—child cultural gaps, (d) issues of trust between parent and child, and (e) benefits from participation in the workshop. Quantitative findings revealed that after the intervention, participants reported greater intention to show expressive love to their children as well as increased parental empathy. © 2011, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Vietnamese Adolescent Asian American parent—child relationship Parenting

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79958822328&doi=10.1177%2f1066480711406697&partnerID=40&md5=248cbbf9ec7ce80165b5ad089afa3789
DOI: 10.1177/1066480711406697
ISSN: 10664807
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English