Intergenerational Differences in Parenting Styles of Mother-Daughter Dyads Among Immigrants and Native-Born Israelis

The study examined and compared intergenerational differences in parenting styles, attitudes toward child-rearing, and corporal punishment (CP) in three groups of mother-daughter dyads in Israel: immigrants from Ethiopia and from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and native-born Israelis. Results show that ethnicity, mothers' parenting styles, and mothers' attitudes toward CP significantly explain 21% to 26% of the variance in daughters' parenting styles. However, the results also indicate the differential effect on parenting style of exposure to a culture other than the culture of origin. This is also reflected in the fact that the younger generation, especially among immigrants from Ethiopia, is more affected by the encounter with the host society than is the older generation.