Poster Session 6: Parenting

Presenters: Shu Su, Alyssa McElwain, Xi Lin

Summary
To advance the understanding of Chinese international student (CIS) psychological adjustment, we examined the role of parents in CIS's loneliness and stress.167 college students (Mage = 21.2 years) from two universities in the United States participated in this study. Regression analyses revealed that CIS reported less loneliness with more parent contact, but more stress when they reported more parent-child conflict. Helicopter parenting was associated with higher levels of loneliness and stress. Parental involvement was not a significant predictor when considering the impact of helicopter parenting. These findings support the important role of parents for CIS's psychological adjustment.Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

Objectives
-- 1.To investigate the impact of parent-child relationship variables on Chinese international students' loneliness and stress.
-- To illustrate the continued importance of parents among Chinese international students.
-- To discuss implications for parents, students, and college administrators who work with Chinese international students.

Subject Codes: parenting, family relations, stress
Population Codes: international (Non-U.S.), English language learners, emerging/young adulthood
Method and Approach Codes: quantitative methodology