Zha Blong Xiong
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zha Blong Xiong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zha Blong |
| FAMILY NAME | Xiong |
| SIGNATURE | XIONG Z B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1103-2062 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Motivations and challenges of Hmong family, friend, and neighbour caregivers
“One man, one life, one marriage”
Despite the rising divorce rates in some immigrant communities in the US, there has been scant scholarly attention on how immigrants experience divorce, particularly on the role of culture in the divorce process. The primary goal of the present study was to explore the diverse divorce experiences of Hmong immigrants in the United States. As a patrilineal and patriarchal community, divorce is generally frowned upon, with Hmong women often experien…
Self-Reported Reasons for Divorce, Social Support, and Depression
Contrary to other Asian Americans, Hmong, a subgroup of Southeast Asians, have seen a steady increase of divorce rates in prior decades. Due to their clan-based patrilineal system and collectivistic values, divorce is stigmatized and discouraged, especially for Hmong women. A mixed-methods approach was used to explore Hmong women's reasons for divorce, divorce initiation, and the relationship of social support and depression levels. To analyze fi…
Differences in Nonshared Individual, School, and Family Variables Between Delinquent and Nondelinquent Hmong Adolescents
The purpose of the current study was to determine whether there were differences between Hmong immigrant siblings on multiple nonshared individual, school, and family variables. Participants were 58 sibling pairs (29 delinquent pairs and 29 nondelinquent pairs), who ranged in age from 13 to 21 years. There were 11 pairs of boys, 3 pairs of girls, and 15 pairs of opposite-sex siblings. Results of a multivariate analysis of variance indicated that …
Hmong Immigrants’ Perceptions of Family Secrets and Recipients of Disclosure
The purpose of this study is to examine the issues Hmong immigrants considered family secrets and to whom they would disclose their secrets when these secrets became problematic to them. Ninety-nine Hmong immigrant adults (39 males and 60 females), with ages ranging from 18 to 89 participated in this study. Content analysis found more than half of the participants considered marital issues to be secrets, while descriptive statistics found spousal…
Hmong Immigrants’ Perceptions of Family Secrets and Recipients of Disclosure
The purpose of this study is to examine the issues Hmong immigrants considered family secrets and to whom they would disclose their secrets when these secrets became problematic to them. Ninety-nine Hmong immigrant adults (39 males and 60 females), with ages ranging from 18 to 89 participated in this study. Content analysis found more than half of the participants considered marital issues to be secrets, while descriptive statistics found spousal…
Differences in Nonshared Individual, School, and Family Variables Between Delinquent and Nondelinquent Hmong Adolescents
The purpose of the current study was to determine whether there were differences between Hmong immigrant siblings on multiple nonshared individual, school, and family variables. Participants were 58 sibling pairs (29 delinquent pairs and 29 nondelinquent pairs), who ranged in age from 13 to 21 years. There were 11 pairs of boys, 3 pairs of girls, and 15 pairs of opposite-sex siblings. Results of a multivariate analysis of variance indicated that …
Hmong Immigrants’ Perceptions of Family Secrets and Recipients of Disclosure
The purpose of this study is to examine the issues Hmong immigrants considered family secrets and to whom they would disclose their secrets when these secrets became problematic to them. Ninety-nine Hmong immigrant adults (39 males and 60 females), with ages ranging from 18 to 89 participated in this study. Content analysis found more than half of the participants considered marital issues to be secrets, while descriptive statistics found spousal…
Differences in Nonshared Individual, School, and Family Variables Between Delinquent and Nondelinquent Hmong Adolescents
The purpose of the current study was to determine whether there were differences between Hmong immigrant siblings on multiple nonshared individual, school, and family variables. Participants were 58 sibling pairs (29 delinquent pairs and 29 nondelinquent pairs), who ranged in age from 13 to 21 years. There were 11 pairs of boys, 3 pairs of girls, and 15 pairs of opposite-sex siblings. Results of a multivariate analysis of variance indicated that …
“One man, one life, one marriage”
Despite the rising divorce rates in some immigrant communities in the US, there has been scant scholarly attention on how immigrants experience divorce, particularly on the role of culture in the divorce process. The primary goal of the present study was to explore the diverse divorce experiences of Hmong immigrants in the United States. As a patrilineal and patriarchal community, divorce is generally frowned upon, with Hmong women often experien…
Self-Reported Reasons for Divorce, Social Support, and Depression
Contrary to other Asian Americans, Hmong, a subgroup of Southeast Asians, have seen a steady increase of divorce rates in prior decades. Due to their clan-based patrilineal system and collectivistic values, divorce is stigmatized and discouraged, especially for Hmong women. A mixed-methods approach was used to explore Hmong women's reasons for divorce, divorce initiation, and the relationship of social support and depression levels. To analyze fi…
Motivations and challenges of Hmong family, friend, and neighbour caregivers
Psychology (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)