scholarly journals Acculturation Conflict, Cultural Parenting Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Parenting Competence in Asian American and Latino/a Families

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 943-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Kiang ◽  
Terese Glatz ◽  
Christy M. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Parenting Competence ◽  
Perceived Parenting ◽  
Acculturation Conflict

Influence of perfectionism on career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectation among Asian American college students

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Han Na Suh
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Asian American Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
Vocational Outcome ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this study, Social Cognitive Career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, and Hackett, 1994; 2000) was the conceptual framework to understand Asian American students' career development process that incorporates cultural (person and contextual level). Due to the strong cultural emphasis on family obligations for achievement in academic and vocational realms, perfectionism is a salient construct among Asian American students (Chao and Tseng, 2002) and thus was included to explore its influence on Asian American students' career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations. The relationships among the study variables were explored through structural equation modeling analysis. As expected, a positive relationship between adaptive aspect of perfectionism and career variables (i.e., career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations) was found. This is in line with Asian culture in which there is the tendency to set high standards and strive to reach that standard to honor the family (Wang, 2010). Also, consistent with expectations, a negative association of maladaptive perfectionism on career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations was found. Career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations play a crucial role for successful career performance and outcomes (e.g., Gysbers, Heppner, and Johnson, 1998; Kim, 2000; Swanson and Woitke, 1997). Some studies in the past have focused on only the negative aspect of perfectionism (Blatt, 1995), limiting and invalidating its importance in certain cultures. However, considering these significant implications of career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations on career outcomes, the study's results suggest that it is important for career counselors and psychologists to intervene to increase adaptive perfectionism and lower maladaptive perfectionism. The research model was significant even after acculturation and enculturation were controlled, which was previously considered to be major constructs influencing Asian American students' career development. So the findings present a new aspect of understanding Asian American students' career development process, stressing the importance of perfectionism among this group of students. Suggestions for future research directions, clinical implications, and limitations are further provided.

Detrimental Effects of Color-Blind Racial Attitudes in Preparing a Culturally Responsive Teaching Workforce for Immigrants

2020 ◽  
pp. 089484532090338
Author(s):  
Germán A. Cadenas ◽  
Jesus Cisneros ◽  
Lisa B. Spanierman ◽  
Jacqueline Yi ◽  
Nathan R. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Culturally Responsive Teaching ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Racial Attitudes ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Responsive Teaching ◽  
Color Blind ◽  
Asian American Teachers

Demands on the teacher workforce are changing as one quarter of children in U.S. schools live in immigrant families and about half of students are racial/ethnic minorities. Simultaneously, diminishing teacher support and teacher shortages cause reliance on alternative certification programs (e.g., Teach for America). In response, we studied the links between color-blind racial attitudes and culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy and outcome expectations with immigrant students among 323 teachers completing an alternative program. Results from a moderated mediation model based on social cognitive career theory demonstrated that color-blind racial attitudes were significantly negatively associated with teaching outcome expectations with immigrants. In addition, the link between color-blind attitudes and self-efficacy was positive and significant only for Asian/Asian American teachers, and the link between self-efficacy and outcome expectations was significant for Latinx and Asian/Asian American teachers, and White teachers. We discuss implications for supporting teachers’ career development in schools serving immigrants of color.

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