Yonsei Med J.  2002 Aug;43(4):411-419. 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.4.411.

Child-rearing Practices and Psychological Disorders in Children: Cross-Cultural Comparison of Korea and Australia

• Oh KJ
• Shin YJ
• Moon KJ
• Hudson JL
• Rapee RM

• KMID: 1121997
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2002.43.4.411

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.

Keyword

Child-rearing; psychological disorder; child; culture

MeSH Terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Anxiety Disorders/*ethnology/etiology
Australia
Child
*Child Rearing
Comparative Study
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Human
Korea
Male
Parent-Child Relations