Parental stress of Korean immigrants in the U.S.: Meeting Child and Youth's educational needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
8-1-2021
Abstract
This study investigates Korean immigrants’ parental stress amid the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when they experience difficulties trying to meet their children's educational needs. Korean immigrant parents residing in the U.S. were invited to complete an online survey through purposive sampling. The final sample included a total of 341 Korean immigrant parents from 42 U.S. states. Three models of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions were conducted to examine the associations between parent-reported difficulties meeting the children's educational needs, parental stress, and the immigrant parents’ resilience and social support. Findings indicate that parents’ difficulties meeting their children's educational needs in general as well as language barriers were associated with increased parental stress. Moreover, parents’ resilience and social support also significantly decreased parental stress levels. Implications for practice, policy, and future research are presented.
Publication Title
Children and Youth Services Review
Volume
127
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106070
ISSN
01907409
Citation Information
Hong, J. Y., Choi, S., & Cheatham, G. A. (2021). Parental stress of Korean immigrants in the U.S.: Meeting Child and Youth's educational needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and youth services review, 127, 106070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106070