Research on parenting

Child-Rearing Values and Practices of Salvadoran Parents Living in the United States and El SalvadorLisseth Rojas-Flores, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training Department of Marriage and Family, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CaliforniaSofia Herrera, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, Californi 

The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of community violence exposure on parenting practices and values of Central American parents.  As part of this study, focus groups explore the role that spirituality and the church play in buffering some of the ill effects of trauma and community violence exposure among other dynamics.  The project also takes into account the experience of immigration and the process of acculturation to explore how they impact parenting practices among immigrant parents.  

Factors that Influence the Quality of Parent-Child Relationships in Asian Immigrant FamiliesLisseth Rojas-Flores, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training Department of Marriage and Family, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, California 

This study seeks to advance the limited research on Asian immigrant families by identifying factors that contribute to the quality of parent-child relationships among Asian immigrant parents residing in the United States.  The methodology for this study includes focus groups with participating parents and surveys administered to both parents and adolescents.