Immigrant Parents' Perceptions of School Environment and Children's Mental Health and Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Hamilton, Hayley A.; Marshall, Lysandra; Rummens, Joanna A.; Fenta, Haile; Simich, Laura
Titel	Immigrant Parents' Perceptions of School Environment and Children's Mental Health and Behavior
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 6, S.313-319 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00596.x
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Aggression; Metropolitan Areas; Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Filipino Americans; Immigrants; Parent Attitudes; Mental Health; Student Adjustment; Emotional Disturbances; Behavior Problems; Asians; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Well Being; Measures (Individuals); Questionnaires; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Ballungsraum; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Philippines; Filipino; United States; Inhabitant; People; Philippinen; Philippiner; USA; Einwohner; Bewohner; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Elternverhalten; Psychohygiene; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Gefühlsstörung; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Messdaten; Fragebogen; Kanada
Abstract	Backgrouond: Research has increasingly identified the perception of school environment as an influential factor in children's lives. There has been sparse research attention, however, on the potential importance of parents' perceptions of school environment on child adjustment. This study examined the relationship between parents' perceptions of school environment and children's emotional and behavioral problems. Methods: Data were derived from the New Canadian Children and Youth Study, a study of the children (aged 4-6 and 11-13) of immigrant parents. Analyses focused on a subsample of Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong Chinese, and Filipino immigrants in a large metropolitan area. Results: Parental perception of school environment was negatively associated with physical aggression in children even after controlling for child age and gender, parental characteristics, family functioning, and aspects of acculturation. In contrast, parental perception was not significantly related to symptoms of emotional distress in children. There were some ethnic differences in perception of school environment. Conclusions: Parental perception of school environment is important to the well-being of the children of immigrant parents, and reinforces the relevance of initiatives to improve the dynamics between parents and schools. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10