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Individualism, collectivism and conformity in nine countries: Relations with parenting and child adjustment.
Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano (ITA).
Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (USA).
Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (USA).
Department of Psychology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai (THA) .
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2024 (English)In: International Journal of Psychology, ISSN 0020-7594, E-ISSN 1464-066X, Vol. 59, no 4, p. 505-610Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study investigated how individualism, collectivism and conformity are associated with parenting and child adjustment in 1297 families with 10-year-old children from 13 cultural groups in nine countries. With multilevel models disaggregating between- and within-culture effects, we examined between- and within-culture associations between maternal and paternal cultural values, parenting dimensions and children's adjustment. Mothers from cultures endorsing higher collectivism and fathers from cultures endorsing lower individualism engage more frequently in warm parenting behaviours. Mothers and fathers with higher-than-average collectivism in their culture reported higher parent warmth and expectations for children's family obligations. Mothers with higher-than-average collectivism in their cultures more frequently reported warm parenting and fewer externalising problems in children, whereas mothers with higher-than-average individualism in their culture reported more child adjustment problems. Mothers with higher-than-average conformity values in their culture reported more father-displays of warmth and greater mother-reported expectations for children's family obligations. Fathers with higher-than-average individualism in their culture reported setting more rules and soliciting more knowledge about their children's whereabouts. Fathers who endorsed higher-than-average conformity in their culture displayed more warmth and expectations for children's family obligations and granted them more autonomy. Being connected to an interdependent, cohesive group appears to relate to parenting and children's adjustment.

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Wiley-Blackwell, 2024. Vol. 59, no 4, p. 505-610
Keywords [en]
Child mental health, Collectivism, Conformity, Individualism, Parenting
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Applied Psychology
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Child and Youth studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-21587DOI: 10.1002/ijop.13130ISI: 001203527700001PubMedID: 38622493Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85186413068OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-21587DiVA, id: diva2:1926148
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This research was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant RO1-HD054805) andFogarty International Center (grant RO3-TW008141)

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