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The Influence of Married Immigrant Women’s Acculturation Profiles on Parenting Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Parenting Efficacy

  • The Journal of Multicultural Society
  • 2026, 19(3), pp.169~205
  • DOI : 10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.169
  • Publisher : Research Institute of Asian Women
  • Research Area : Social Science > Social Science in general
  • Received : August 4, 2026
  • Accepted : September 29, 2026
  • Published : October 30, 2026

Jihyong KIM 1

1충북대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to identify acculturation profiles among married immigrant mothers and examine the longitudinal pathways through which these profiles influence parenting behaviors via parenting efficacy. Data were drawn from Waves 3 to 5 of the second cohort of the Multicultural Adolescent Panel Survey (MAPS), including 1,251 married immigrant mother–adolescent dyads. Latent profile analysis identified three distinct acculturation profiles. The first, the Selective adaptation–High stress profile(12%), was characterized by high heritage orientation, relatively high Korean language proficiency, and the highest level of acculturative stress. The second, the Undifferentiated profile(73%), showed moderate levels across all acculturation indicators and the lowest Korean language proficiency. The third, the Mainstream oriented–Low stress profile (15%), was characterized by high mainstream orientation, highest Korean language proficiency, and the lowest level of acculturative stress. Path analysis further revealed that, compared with the Undifferentiated profile, the Mainstream oriented–Low stress profile had a positive indirect effect on parental monitoring and a negative indirect effect on parental neglect through parenting efficacy. In contrast, the Selective adaptation–High stress profile showed no significant indirect effects on parental monitoring or neglect through parenting efficacy, but had a significant direct effect on parental monitoring. These findings suggest that the pathways linking acculturation profiles to parenting behaviors may differ across profiles, highlighting the need for differentiated parenting support tailored to the acculturation characteristics of married immigrant women.

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