Understanding Korean parents’ expectations and parenting: A sex perspective

IF 2.5 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-06 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101885

Cho Rong Lee, Qiong Wu, Sungmin Pearl Park, Crystal G. Marroquin, Karina Jalapa, Soojin Han, Dania Tawfiq

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Abstract

Guided by a sociocultural perspective, this study examined how Korean parents' expectations regarding money, fame, and social status (MFS) related to parenting behaviors (warmth and control) and children's academic and peer adjustment, with attention to child sex. Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study on Korean Children (N = 2122), parental MFS expectations were assessed at child age 6 years, parenting at child age 7 years, and child outcomes at age 8 years. Results showed that higher maternal MFS expectations were associated with higher control in mothers. Mothers with high MFS expectations showed greater warmth toward boys than girls, whereas fathers showed lower warmth for both boys and girls, and higher control especially toward boys. Fathers' MFS expectations were negatively related to boys' but not girls' peer adjustment, while paternal warmth was positively associated with academic and peer outcomes across the sexes. These findings highlight culturally embedded, sex-differentiated parenting practices and underscore the influence of paternal warmth in promoting child adjustment within Korea's sociocultural context.

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理解韩国父母的期望和养育：一个性别视角

在社会文化视角的指导下，本研究考察了韩国父母对金钱、名声和社会地位（MFS）的期望与养育行为（温暖和控制）、儿童学业和同伴适应（关注儿童性别）之间的关系。使用韩国儿童小组研究（N = 2122）的纵向数据，在儿童6岁时评估父母的MFS期望，在儿童7岁时评估父母的养育方式，以及在儿童8岁时评估儿童结局。结果显示，母亲对MFS的期望越高，母亲的控制力越强。具有高MFS期望的母亲对男孩的温暖程度高于女孩，而父亲对男孩和女孩的温暖程度都较低，尤其是对男孩的控制程度较高。父亲的MFS期望与男孩的同伴适应呈负相关，但与女孩的同伴适应无关，而父亲的温暖与两性的学业和同伴成绩呈正相关。这些发现突出了文化上根深蒂固的、性别差异的育儿实践，并强调了在韩国社会文化背景下，父亲的温暖在促进儿童适应方面的影响。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.10

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3.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.