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照顾者对亲子回忆功能的信念的文化差异。然而，这项工作在很大程度上仅限于对亚洲或亚裔美国人和欧洲裔美国人的照顾者进行比较，广泛地讨论自传性事件。在本研究中，来自美国四种亚文化（非洲、亚洲、欧洲和西班牙裔/拉丁裔）的 365 名 3 至 12 岁儿童的照顾者报告了与孩子讨论正面和负面过去事件的功能，以及关于他们的集体主义价值观。总体而言，积极事件比消极事件更频繁地被讨论，并且所有回忆功能对积极事件的认可度更高。欧洲裔美国人认可三个主要功能中最少的积极事件的指令功能，并且比其他三个亚文化群体对他们的认可更少。在讨论负面事件时，所有四个亚文化群体都同样支持指令功能，而且比其他功能更强烈。更多的集体主义态度预示着对所有对话功能的认可度更高，除了负面事件的指示功能。这项研究旨在扩大我们对来自不同亚文化群体和不同文化价值观的看护人如何通过回忆来塑造孩子的世界观的理解，以及看护人强调的功能如何根据所讨论事件的价值发生变化。更多的集体主义态度预示着对所有对话功能的认可度更高，除了负面事件的指示功能。这项研究旨在扩大我们对来自不同亚文化群体和不同文化价值观的看护人如何试图通过回忆塑造孩子的世界观的理解，以及看护人如何根据所讨论事件的价值而强调转变的功能。更集体主义的态度预示着对所有对话功能的认可度更高，除了负面事件的指示功能。这项研究旨在扩大我们对来自不同亚文化群体和不同文化价值观的看护人如何通过回忆来塑造孩子的世界观的理解，以及看护人强调的功能如何根据所讨论事件的价值发生变化。