Immigrants in foreign countries

Close family ties of Asian immigrants play a vital role in their successful changeover to the new country, a research on Asian immigrants family concluded.

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Close family ties of Asian immigrants play a vital role in their successful changeover to the new country, a research on Asian immigrants family concluded.
University of Guelph’s Dr. Susan S. Chuang, started the study after he observed a surge in US immigration rates, with the motive to find out the way these families cope and thrive in their adopted nations.
Chuang said that the articles look at the psychological experiences of various kinds of immigrant families who come to North America and Europe from all parts of the world. The recent surge in immigration numbers suggest that more and more immigrant families are finding it hard to adapt to the new country and its culture. The psychologists in the study said that immigrant families and their children have to go through a lot of challenges like discrimination, loneliness and financial stress.
In a study in which scientists looked at the impact of financial stresses on academic successes of Chinese-American youths, they found that depressive symptoms were more likely to be developed among children who were more aware of the economic problems of their families.
A study found that preschoolers’ Chinese immigrant mothers had more chances of getting engaged in high level practices of authoritative parenting. The findings also found that such a way of parenting resulted in lesser behavior problems among children.
In another study, scientists found that more family obligations were felt by children born in China in comparison to children born in the United States.