TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative study of family functioning among vietnamese and cambodian refugees
AU - Boehnlein, James K.
AU - Tran, Hung D.
AU - Riley, Crystal
AU - Vu, Kim Chi
AU - Tan, Sarady
AU - Leung, Paul K.
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - This study was designed to determine the extent of family problems among a clinic population of Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees, and to identify similarities and differences between the two groups. All 107 patients with adolescent children from a total clinic population of 298 were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire, results were tabulated, and statistical methods were applied. The types of problems with children described by parents were classified into the dimensions of communication, personal behaviors, school performance, social behaviors, and antisocial behaviors. There were significantly more problems described by Vietnamese parents as compared with Cambodian parents. Vietnamese parents reported significantly more dissatisfaction with life in the United States. For both ethnic groups, parents' relationships with their adolescent children were a major source of concern and had a major impact on parents' perceptions of their own health. Yet, there were important ethnic differences between these refugee groups in how patients perceived their problems.
AB - This study was designed to determine the extent of family problems among a clinic population of Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees, and to identify similarities and differences between the two groups. All 107 patients with adolescent children from a total clinic population of 298 were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire, results were tabulated, and statistical methods were applied. The types of problems with children described by parents were classified into the dimensions of communication, personal behaviors, school performance, social behaviors, and antisocial behaviors. There were significantly more problems described by Vietnamese parents as compared with Cambodian parents. Vietnamese parents reported significantly more dissatisfaction with life in the United States. For both ethnic groups, parents' relationships with their adolescent children were a major source of concern and had a major impact on parents' perceptions of their own health. Yet, there were important ethnic differences between these refugee groups in how patients perceived their problems.
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U2 - 10.1097/00005053-199512000-00007
DO - 10.1097/00005053-199512000-00007
M3 - Article
C2 - 8522939
AN - SCOPUS:84934733099
SN - 0022-3018
VL - 183
SP - 763
EP - 768
JO - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
JF - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
IS - 12
ER -