Cultural values and intergenerational value discrepancies in immigrant andnon-immigrant families

The goal of this research was to explore the generality of developmental pr ocesses related to intergenerational value discrepancies across 701 familie s from immigrant and non-immigrant groups. In a study involving 471 immigra nt families (197 Armenian, 103 Vietnamese, and 171 Mexican) and 230 non-imm igrant families (95 African American and 135 European American), adolescent s and parents reported their endorsement of values pertaining to family obl igations. We examined similarities and differences at three levels of analy sis, from the general to the group-specific. Results provide evidence for g eneral developmental processes (family obligations were endorsed more by pa rents than by adolescents in all groups), processes associated with immigra tion (the intergenerational value discrepancy generally increased with time in the United States), and processes that are unique to each ethnic group.