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Acculturation and nonverbal interaction patterns in the relationship between parents and their young adult children in Chinese-American immigrant families: An observational case study
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| Title: | Acculturation and nonverbal interaction patterns in the relationship between parents and their young adult children in Chinese-American immigrant families: An observational case study |
| Authors: | Duh, Sheau-Ling |
| Keywords: | Adult Children
Family
Chinese-American
Non-Verbal Interaction
Movement Therapy |
| Issue Date: | 30-Jan-2009 |
| Abstract: | Two Chinese-American families, Family J and Family K, both with young adult
children, were studied in this mixed method collective case study. This study focuses on
the nonverbal interactions between parents and their adult children in Chinese-American
immigrant families. The specific purpose of this study is to derive a holistic description of
the family’s functioning through systematic observation of the nonverbal interaction
patterns, using the Nonverbal Assessment of Family Systems (NVAFS), and the family
members’ responses to the self-report questionnaire: FamilyAdaptability and Cohesion
Evaluation Scale IV (FACES IV). Observational data from the NVFAS and the self-report
questionnaire FACES IV were considered in relation to parents’ and adult children’s levels
of acculturation as measured by the General Ethnicity Questionnaires, available in
Chinese (GEQC) and American (GEQA) versions. The research question: What is the
relationship between levels of acculturation, intergenerational family functioning, and
nonverbal communication patterns in Chinese-American families? |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2940 |
| Appears in Collections: | Health Sciences Theses and Dissertations
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