2023 Volume 74 Issue 4 Pages 179-190
Immigrant parents in their destination countries are known to continue to parent according to their home countries’ values while also accepting the values and systems of their new homes. For this study, 11 females born in Japan and now living in Germany were interviewed about parenting in Germany to offer possibilities for how views on parenting form. The data obtained were analyzed through Modified Grounded Theory (M-GTA), a qualitative research method, to generate 19 concepts, classify them into six categories, and create a relationship diagram. The analysis yielded the following three findings: (1) When raising children in destination countries with different values, support is necessary from people who share the same values; (2) in gaining new values, immigrant mothers reevaluate their values and broaden their perspectives on parenting and their roles as parents; (3) immigrant mothers recognize the values of the destination country through their own values and modify their parenting styles accordingly.
