A Cross Cultural Look at Parenting Beliefs about Child-Rearing and Talk to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Author / Creator

  Yorke, Aisha T

• This study is an extension of research by Johnston and Wong (2002), who used a survey instrument to explore the cultural differences in parents’ beliefs about child-rearing and practices related to parent-child interaction in Chinese and Western mothers living in Canada. Their results showed differences between the two groups in the endorsement of certain child-rearing beliefs and practices. The present study explores differences in beliefs about child-rearing and talk to children in Chinese-Canadian and Euro-Canadian parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Fifteen Euro-Canadians’ and ten Chinese-Canadians’ survey responses were analysed to examine patterns in responses. Stepwise regression procedures revealed significant differences in the two groups’ child-rearing beliefs and practices. Findings suggest that professionals may need to consider the implications of these differences prior to offering language facilitation strategies to Chinese-Canadian families of children with ASD.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Culture
  • Chinese
  • Child-Rearing

• Graduation date

  Fall 2016

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Education

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3W669H35

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.