%0 Journal Article
%A Temilorun L. Akinola
%A Valery Chirkov
%D 2025
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%J Journal of Intercultural Communication & Interactions Research
%@ 2768-1459
%N 1
%V 4
%T Examining the Adaptation of Parenting Practices During Acculturation of Yoruba Immigrants in Canada: The Sociocultural Models Approach
%R 10.3726/jicir.2024.1.0004
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1619536
%X This study addressed some of the regularities and mechanisms of the acculturation of Yoruba immigrant parents in Canada. Guided by the theory of sociocultural models (TSCM) (Chirkov, 2020; 2022; 2025), the research questions were: What are the Yoruba and Euro-Canadian sociocultural models (SCMs) of parenting, and how do immigrants perceive them? How do Yoruba immigrant parents negotiate these two sets of models? How is each model reflected in the socialization goals and disciplinary practices these parents apply to their parenting in the Canadian context? Researchers interviewed five parents and analyzed them using theory-driven and open coding. The study identified an explicit acculturation gap between two sets of SCMs. The majority of the parents were aware of this discrepancy. The primary challenge for the participants was the lack of communal support and guidance for parenting. They were eager to reflect on their home parenting models and accept some elements of the Euro-Canadian modes. They held on to the Yoruba values and socialization goals but were attentive to and ready to adapt to normative Canadian disciplinary practices. The authors have suggested creating a program for immigrant parents to help them adjust their parenting models and parental behavior to fit their new cultural environment.
%K examining, adaptation, parenting, practices, during, acculturation, yoruba, immigrants, canada, sociocultural, models, approach