ABSTRACT

Researchers have identified cultural differences in caregiver beliefs about the functions of parent–child reminiscing. However, this work has largely been limited to comparisons between Asian or Asian American and European American caregivers discussing autobiographical events, broadly. In the present study, 365 caregivers of 3- to 12-year-old children from four U.S. subcultures (African, Asian, European, and Hispanic/LatinX) reported about the functions of discussing positive and negative past events with their child, and about their collectivist values. Overall, positive events were discussed more often than negative events and all reminiscing functions were endorsed more strongly for positive events. European Americans endorsed directive functions for positive events least of the three primary functions, and endorsed them less than the other three subcultural groups. All four subculture groups endorsed directive functions equally and more strongly than other functions when discussing negative events. More collectivist attitudes predicted stronger endorsement of all conversation functions except directive functions for negative events. This research is poised to expand our understanding of how caregivers from different subcultural groups, and with different culture-based values, may attempt to shape their children’s worldview through reminiscing and how the functions caregivers emphasise shift depending on the valence of the event under discussion.

摘要

研究人员已经确定了在照顾者关于亲子回忆功能的信念中存在文化差异。但是，这项工作在很大程度上限于比较亚裔或亚裔美国人和欧美照顾者对自传事件的讨论。在本研究中，来自美国四个亚文化（非洲，亚洲，欧洲和西班牙裔/ LatinX）的365名3至12岁儿童的看护人报告了与他们的孩子讨论正面和负面过去事件的功能，以及他们的集体主义价值观。总体而言，积极事件比消极事件讨论得更多，对于积极事件，所有回忆功能都得到了更强烈的支持。欧美人赞成针对积极事件的指示功能，至少是三个主要功能，并比其他三个亚文化群体认可的少。当讨论消极事件时，所有四个亚文化群体都认同指导功能，并且比其他功能更强烈。越来越多的集体主义态度预示着，除针对负面事件的指示功能外，所有对话功能的认可度都会更高。这项研究旨在加深我们对不同亚文化群体，具有不同文化底蕴价值观的看护者如何通过回忆以及看护者如何根据所讨论事件的发生率来强调转变的态度来塑造孩子的世界观的理解。越来越多的集体主义态度预示着，除针对负面事件的指示功能外，所有对话功能的认可度都会更高。这项研究旨在加深我们对不同亚文化群体，具有不同文化底蕴价值观的看护者如何通过回忆以及看护者如何根据所讨论事件的发生率来强调转变的态度来塑造孩子的世界观的理解。越来越多的集体主义态度预示着，除针对负面事件的指示功能外，所有对话功能的认可度都会更高。这项研究旨在加深我们对不同亚文化群体，具有不同文化底蕴价值观的看护者如何通过回忆以及看护者如何根据所讨论事件的发生率来强调转变的态度来塑造孩子的世界观的理解。