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- Title
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE EXPECTATIONS, PARENTING STYLES AND SELF-CONSTRUAL IN MALAYSIAN AND AUSTRALIAN CAREGIVERS.
- Authors
Winskel, Heather; Salehuddin, Khazriyati; Stanbury, Jaime
- Abstract
The study examined the developmental milestone expectations, parenting styles and self-construal of Malaysian and Anglo-Australian caregivers as determined by questionnaires. Malaysian caregivers scored significantly higher on interdependent self-construal and Authoritarian parenting style than Anglo-Australian caregivers. In terms of developmental milestones, Malaysian caregivers expected a later age of attainment for these milestones than Anglo-Australians for three of the six developmental domains: compliance, peer interaction and verbal skills. Malaysians had later age expectancies for individual competencies than Anglo-Australians for 19 of the 45 competencies. Malaysians had earlier expectations than Anglo-Australians for five of the competencies. These results are congruent with the values associated with individualist cultures, in which high value is placed on independence, autonomy and early mastery of developmental milestones.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; MALAYSIAN art; AUSTRALIAN art; CULTURE; AUTHORITARIANISM; VERBAL ability
- Publication
Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, 2013, Vol 31, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0127-4082
- Publication type
Article