Familial Pride: A Protective Factor Against Psychological Maladjustment Among Asian American Adolescents

• In Event: Poster Session 13
  In Poster Session: PS 13 Topic - Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Context

Abstract

Evidence suggests that within the context of collectivistic minority groups, pride may function largely as a family-based emotion. We examined whether emotions derived from achieving on behalf of ones’ family were associated with positive psychological functioning in Asian American college students. The sample for this cross-sectional design included 219 Asian Americans (M = 19.4, SD = 2.01, 66% women) at a minority serving University in Southern California. Participants completed self-report survey assessing familism values, depression, self-esteem, family-responsive joy, and the recently articulated construct of familism pride. Along with other familism values (i.e., support, obligation, respect, and family as referent), factor-analytic results supported the use of the novel familism pride measure in this sample. Path analyses revealed familism pride was uniquely associated with lower depressive, higher self-esteem, and higher family responsive joy. In addition to assessing familism values, researchers should seek to understand how the emotional correlates of filial piety are related to psychosocial functioning in Asian American adolescents and emerging adults. Practices aimed at fostering these experiences are likely to promote adaptive development for this population.

Authors

• Puja Patel, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  Presenting Author

• Gabriela Livas Stein, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  Non-Presenting Author

• Joseph Sircar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  Non-Presenting Author

• Scottie W. Plunkett, California State University, Northridge
  Non-Presenting Author

• Michele Chan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  Non-Presenting Author