The Self Efficacy and perceptions of communication patterns of parents with adolescent children from South Asian and Middle Eastern immigrant families in North Texas
[Thesis]
Akhtari K. Chowdhury
Moore, Lin
Texas Woman's University
2014
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-59632-8
Ph.D.
Texas Woman's University
2014
This study used a descriptive research design to investigate the perceptions of immigrant parents of the Middle Eastern and South Asian regions concerning communications with their adolescent children, the relationships of Self-Efficacy and Family Communication Patterns. Demographic data included the parents' education level, gender, age, marital status, number of years in the U.S., and country of origin. The participants for the study were 205 parents from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The online survey questionnaires were completed in Psychdata.com and the printed copy questionnaires were completed at events of selected organizations such as Islamic Center of Irving, Academy of Bangla Arts and Culture, Promote Bangla, and Bangladeshi Association of North Texas.