Citation

Hsia JF, Quevillon RP. J. Rural Ment. Health 2012; 36(2): 27-32.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, National Association for Rural Mental Health, Publisher American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0095812

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 37(1) of Journal of Rural Mental Health (see record 2013-31245-001). In the article, there were citation errors in the text and an error in the reference list. The reference, that included "Author" as the author name, should have been: Hsia, Jennifer F. (2011). Family relations, cultural values, and coping styles in multigenerational farm families. M.A. Thesis, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion. In two instances in the Discussion section, the citations of (Author, 2011) should have been (Hsia, 2011).] The present studies used a cultural perspective to examine relations in multigenerational farm families of the upper Midwest region. A pilot study was used to select the most appropriate measures for each construct, and the larger study was used to examine generational trends and cultural values. In the pilot study, participants were students attending the same public mid-sized university and their immediate family members. The larger study targeted a broader sample and included individuals who were not university-affiliated. Measures used included the Cultural Value Orientation Measure, the Intergenerational Congruence in Immigrant Families--Child Scale, and the Asian Values Scale--Revised. The overall finding from these studies is that the experiences of farm families are both similar to and different from the experiences of immigrant families. In regard to differences, the findings from these studies suggest that the current sample of farm families likely do not experience pronounced generational differences. Instead, all three generations report being generally content with their family situations.

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