Child-rearing Practices and Psychological Disorders in Children: Cross-Cultural Comparison of Korea and Australia.
10.3349/ymj.2002.43.4.411
- Author:
Kyung Ja OH
1
;
Yee Jin SHIN
;
Kyung Joo MOON
;
Jennifer L HUDSON
;
Ronald M RAPEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. yjshin@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Child-rearing;
psychological disorder;
child;
culture
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Adolescent;
Anxiety Disorders/*ethnology/etiology;
Australia;
Child;
*Child Rearing;
Comparative Study;
Cross-Cultural Comparison;
Female;
Human;
Korea;
Male;
Parent-Child Relations
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2002;43(4):411-419
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The present study was designed to explore cultural differences in the relationship between parenting behaviors and psychological adjustment of the child. Mother-son interaction behaviors of 37 Korean boys (11 with Anxiety Disorder, 10 with Externalizing Disorders and 16 Non-clinical boys) and 54 Australian boys (20 with Anxiety Disorder, 17 with Externalizing Disorders and 17 Non-clinical boys) between the ages of 7 and 15 were compared in terms of parental negativity and involvement. The results indicated that Korean mothers displayed more overall negativity and lower overall involvement than Australian mothers. Furthermore, anxiety diagnosis was associated with low maternal involvement in the Korean subjects, while in the Australian subjects, high maternal involvement was associated with clinical status in the child.
