Three factors were extracted from the Vietnamese Parental Attitude Scale: cultural values, parental expectations and communications. Thirty Vietnamese-American parents showed high expectations for school performance, gender equity, respect for teachers, a successful marriage and parental love, but relatively low expectations for Vietnamese language conformity and absolute obedience.
French
Trois facteurs de l'échelle Vietnamienne d'Attitudes Parentales ont fait l'objet de cette étude: les valeurs culturelles, les attentes des parents et les communications. Trente-cinq parents américains d'origine vietnamienne ont manifestéd'importantes attentes envers la performance scolaire, l'égalitédes genres, le respect envers les professeurs, la réussite du mariage, l'amour entre parents, mais des attentes moins élevées à l'égard du respect de la langue vietnamienne et de l'obéissance absolue.
Spanish
Se extrajeron tres factores de la Escala Vietnamita de Actitud Parental: valores culturales, expectativas parentales, y comunicaciones. Treinta y cinco padres americano-vietnamitas mostraron tener expectativas escolares altas, igualdad de gé nero, respeto hacia los profesores, éxito matrimonial, amor paterno y materno, pero relativamente bajas expectativas respecto a formación en la lengua vietnamita y obediencia absoluta.
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