The family life and adjustment of hmong american sons and daughters

Richard M. Lee; Kyoung Rae Jung; Jenny C. Su; Alisia G.T.T. Tran; Nazneen F. Bahrassa

doi:10.1007/s11199-008-9406-6

The family life and adjustment of hmong american sons and daughters

Richard M. Lee, Kyoung Rae Jung, Jenny C. Su, Alisia G.T.T. Tran, Nazneen F. Bahrassa

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Abstract

We examined gender differences in intergenerational family conflict and its associations with psychological and academic adjustment using a United States sample of 121 Hmong American first-year college students. Hmong women and men reported similar levels of family conflict. Family conflict was related to psychological distress, above and beyond neuroticism. Gender moderated the relationship between family conflict and substance usage and academic performance. For Hmong college men, higher family conflict was associated with lower rates of smoking and higher rates of completing the first year of college. For Hmong college women, higher family conflict was associated with greater likelihood of alcohol consumption in their lifetime.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	549-558
Number of pages	10
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume	60
Issue number	7-8 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-008-9406-6
State	Published - Apr 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Academic adjustment
Asian American
Drug use
Family conflicts
Gender
Hmong
Mental health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gender Studies
Social Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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