Have You Set Your Life Priorities Straight

Intergenerational Differences in Life Goals among European and East Asian Americans College Students and their Mothers

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ID7841884
AuthorsEsther S Chang (0000-0003-1273-3028, Corresponding author. Soka University of America, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, California, 92656, USA ().), C Chen (0000-0002-8224-1005, University of California, Irvine, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, 4201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697-7085, USA ().), Elizabeth Kim (0000-0001-5965-3063, University of California, Irvine, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, 4201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697-7085, USA ().)
Year2015
Volume46
Issue4
Pages541-555
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.46.4.541
OpenAlexW2595516991
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

We examined ethnic differences in (a) the life goals of college-enrolled youth as well as their mothers’ goals for them, (b) intergenerational similarity in life goals, and (c) the association between intergenerational similarity in life goal priorities and parent-adolescent relationships and psychological adjustment. East Asian American youth and their mothers (EA-Ams) and European American youth and their mothers (Euro-Ams) rated the importance of life goals and reported upon their depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and relationship quality. Results indicated that family and mate selection goals were more important for EA-Ams. Intergenerational similarity in achievement-related goals was higher for Euro-Ams whereas similarity in family-related goals was higher for EA-Ams. Intergenerational similarities in life goal priorities were differentially correlated with select outcomes

Association (psychology) · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Family life · Life satisfaction · Quality of life (healthcare) · Set (abstract data type) · Similarity (geometry) · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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