Based on Culture and Traditions, How Parental Pressure Affects the Academic Attitude of Asian Children in the United States: Analyzing the Gender Differences Open Access
Wang, Cherie (Spring 2021)
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Abstract
This thesis aims to understand and evaluate, among Asian Americans, the impact of parental pressure on their children’s academic attitudes and behavior, as well as how that impact varies across genders. This thesis relies upon a particular type of qualitative research—the literature review design. By specifying inclusion and exclusion criteria, the literature review settled upon twenty-one sources for review. These sources included peer-reviewed articles, chapters, master’s theses, doctoral dissertations, and an editorial. The data analysis involved thematic analysis of those sources, with social cognitive career theory (SCCT) used to guide the subsequent discussion. The results reveal that, according to previous studies, Asian American parents use an authoritarian parenting style, with notable gendered pattens also revealed. For example, Asian American mothers play a more significant role in their children’s development than do Asian American fathers. Meanwhile, the results of the involvement vary between boys and girls. Notably, Asian American girls are more affected by parental pressure than are boys. For instance, girls are concerned with good grades, while boys worry about getting a job and residence after graduation. Nonetheless, previous research shows that both genders are significantly affected by parental pressure through stress and depression. Some scholars emphasize that Confucian beliefs and values undergird both this parental pressure and the acceptance of it by Asian American children. The literature review also reveals inconsistent findings regarding parental pressure on Asian Americans. Further research is required to address this inconsistency. Also, Asian Americans are presently using support from institutions and programs that have been developed to promote psychological wellbeing. Future research should be conducted on evaluating this and its impact on independence and autonomy in the decision-making process of Asian American students.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 3
1.1 Background 3
1.2 Problem Statement 5
1.3 Research Purpose and Objectives 7
1.4 Research Contribution 7
1.5 Overview of the Research 8
Chapter II: Literature Review 9
2.1 Definition of Terms 9
2.1.1 Parental Pressure 9
2.1.2 Attitude 10
2.1.3 Behavior 10
2.1.4 Gender variation 11
2.2 Theoretical Framework 11
2.3 Asian American Parents’ Behavior: From Tradition and Culture 12
2.3.1 Parental Pressure in Education and Academic Achievement: Tradition and Culture 14
2.3.2 Impact of Asian Parental’s Pressure on Their Children’s Academic Achievement 16
2.4 Parental Pressure and Its Impacts on Children’s Academics: Gender Differences 18
2.5 Current Research 20
Chapter IV: Results 25
4.1 Search Findings 25
4.2 Summary of the Sources 30
Chapter V: Discussion 31
5.1 Perception of Asian American Parents About the Children Education 31
5.1.1 Parental Pressure in Asian Culture 32
5.2 Relationship Between Parental Pressure of the Asian American Parents and the Academic Attitude 34
5.2.1 Role of Culture in Educational Efforts 35
5.3 Gender Variation in Parental Pressure and Expectation on the Child’s Attainment 36
5.3.1 Gender Differences in the Effect of Parental Pressure on Gender 37
5.4 Impacts of Parental Pressure on the Asian Americans Academics 39
Chapter VI: Conclusion, Limitations, and Future Research 42
6.1 Summary and Achievement of the Objectives 42
6.2 Study Limitations 43
6.3 Future Research and Implications 43
References 45
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