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Limited English Proficiency and Socioemotional Well-Being among Asian and Hispanic Children from Immigrant Families
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Kang, Hannah S.; Haddad, Eileen; Chen, Chuansheng; Greenberger, Ellen – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Previous research has suggested that children from immigrant families face multiple stressors associated with acculturation. One component of acculturation that has not been widely explored in relation to children's socioemotional development is limited English proficiency (LEP). Given that English is the main language used in…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Well Being, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans
Shared Agency with Parents for Educational Goals: Ethnic Differences and Implications for College Adjustment
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Chang, Esther S.; Heckhausen, Jutta; Greenberger, Ellen; Chen, Chuansheng – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
This study proposed and confirmed three ways in which college students can perceive "shared" agency and two ways in which they can perceive "non-shared" agency with parents when pursuing educational goals in college. Differences and similarities were examined among participants from four ethnic backgrounds (N = 515; 67% female): East Asian…
Descriptors: College Students, Pacific Islanders, Youth, Asian Americans
The Role of Important Non-Parental Adults (VIPs) in the Lives of Older Adolescents: A Comparison of Three Ethnic Groups
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Haddad, Eileen; Chen, Chuansheng; Greenberger, Ellen – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Previous research has consistently documented the importance of VIPs (mentors or important non-parental adults) in the lives of adolescents. Little is known, however, about whether VIPs play the same important roles across ethnic groups and whether VIPs remain influential when adolescents are older and involved in romantic relationships. The…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Ethnic Groups, Adolescents, Psychology
A Cross-Ethnic Study of Adolescents' Depressed Mood and the Erosion of Parental and Peer Warmth during the Transition to Young Adulthood
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Chung, William Y.; Chen, Chuansheng; Greenberger, Ellen; Heckhausen, Jutta – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
This 1-year longitudinal study investigated the effects of adolescents' depressed mood on perceived parental and peer warmth during the transition to young adulthood. We hypothesized that ethnicity would moderate such effects. As part of a larger study, 511 adolescents (154 European, 205 Hispanic, and 152 Asian Americans) participated in this…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Depression (Psychology)
Close Relationships between Asian American and European American College Students.
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Chen, Chuansheng; Edwards, Kari; Young, Brandy; Greenberger, Ellen – Journal of Social Psychology, 2001
Examines attitudes and behaviors regarding close relationships between European and Asian Americans, focusing specifically on five subgroups of Asian Americans. Finds that the European Americans did not differentiate among the subgroups and their attitudes were less positive toward Asian Americans, while five subgroups expressed a hierarchy of…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Perceived Family Relationships and Depressed Mood in Early and Late Adolescence: A Comparison of European and Asian American.
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Greenberger, Ellen; Chen, Chuansheng – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined associations between perceived family relationships and depressive symptoms in two ethnic contexts--European American and Asian American--at two developmentally important points--early adolescence and late adolescence/early adulthood. Found that ethnic differences in depressed mood not evident in the early adolescent sample emerged in the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Age Differences, Asian Americans, College Students