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Independence-supportive praise versus interdependence-promoting praise

University of New England, USA, yanwang{at}gmail.com, ywang{at}une.edu

Angela R. Wiley

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA

Chi-Yue Chiu

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA

This study used dinnertime observational data to investigate parental praise in Chinese-immigrant and European-American families. Three process models of praise with distinctive communicative content were uncovered. Two models focus on adherence to parental expectations, which promote the development of an interdependent self (interdependence-promoting praise). One focuses on child's self-initiated behaviors and supports the development of an independent self (independence-supportive praise). Consistent with past findings, independence-supportive praise is widely distributed in European-American families. Although interdependence-promoting praise has been overlooked in previous research, it is commonly found in Chinese-immigrant families. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the development of culturally inclusive models of praise.

Key Words: culture • dinner observations • parental praise

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