Filial Piety and Parental Depressive Symptoms: All Children Matter – Evidence from Rural Northern China

Yang, Yuqiao; Wen, Ming

doi:10.1007/s10823-021-09430-2

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“…This paper contributes to several areas of scholarship. First, it enriches the literature that has evaluated intergenerational support ( Peng et al, 2019 ; Jia & Ye, 2019 ; Vecchio et al, 2018 ; Yang & Wen, 2021 ). Scholars have examined the behavioral dimensions of intergenerational support, such as emotional and instrumental support ( Cong & Silverstein, 2008 ; Djundeva et al, 2015 ; Jia & Ye, 2019 ).…”

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“… Wu (2021) suggested that higher parental life satisfaction is attributable to exchanging financial and emotional support with children. An important related study by Yang and Wen (2021) examined the effect of filial piety of children on parental depressive symptoms. They focus on children in a rural county of northern China.…”

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“…Finally, we contribute to the literature by exploring both physical and psychological health outcomes in evaluating the effects of intergenerational care. Although existing studies have focused on either physical or mental health status among older parents ( Barnay & Juin, 2016 ; Shu et al, 2021 ; Wang & Li, 2012 ; Yang & Wen, 2021 ), health is multidimensional; using a single index of health may result in measurement errors ( Giles & Mu, 2007 ). Therefore, we used several measures of health, including self-reported health (SRH), activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), mental health (CESD), and cognition to ensure robust results.…”

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2022

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2022

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“…The finding of the associations of RFP and AFP with adolescents' depression extended the understanding of exiting literature on the relationship between filial piety and depression. That is, children's filial piety is not only important to their parents' depressive symptoms as disclosed in previous research (Yang and Wen, 2021) but also shapes the development of their own depressive symptoms. It is worthy to note that it is the emotional and caring component of filial piety or RFP that provides important protection against depressive symptoms rather than the obedient component of filial piety or AFP.…”

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“…Few studies examined the association between filial piety and adolescents' depression. However, previous research showed that adult children's (or caregivers') filial piety is a significant and negative predictor of old parents' depressive symptoms in different cultural groups, such as rural China (Yang and Wen, 2021) and the Greater Chicago area in the US (Li and Dong, 2018). For adolescents, it was found that RFP positively contributes to adolescents' psychosocial development, such as perceived life satisfaction and social competence, but AFP does not show a contribution (Leung et al, 2010).…”

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The Effect of Filial Piety and Cognitive Development on the Development of Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study

Pan

Tang

2021

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The present study aims to investigate the pathways through which filial piety and cognitive development work on the development of depressive symptoms in adolescents as well as the trigger of adolescents' depressive symptoms (e.g., academic pressure). Two hundred fifty-seven Chinese adolescents (128 females and 129 males) participated in the study from Grade 7 to Grade 9. Results showed that both filial piety and cognitive autonomy significantly contribute to the development of adolescents' depressive symptoms and academic pressure. But reciprocal filial piety (RFP) and authoritarian filial piety (AFP) as two coexisting aspects of filial piety contribute to depressive symptoms in opposite directions. RFP provides significant protection against adolescents' depressive symptoms directly and indirectly through promoting the development of adolescents' cognitive autonomy and alleviating adolescents' academic pressure. In contrast, AFP positively contributes to adolescents' depressive symptoms by hindering the development of cognitive autonomy and intensifying academic pressure.

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Intersections between the culture ofXiao(孝) and caring for older relatives in China: perspectives of United Kingdom-based Chinese students on future care for their parents

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Emphasis placed on Xiao (孝; filial piety) in Chinese culture highlights parents' investment in their children with the expectation of being cared for when older. An increasing number of Chinese students come to the United Kingdom (UK) to study, with the majority returning home and likely to become future care-givers for their parents. Little attention has been paid to the implications of transnational mobility of Chinese students on the reciprocal aspects of future care responsibility. With the uniquely changing family structure due to consequences of the One-Child Policy, we conducted proactive research on the opportunities and challenges that Chinese transnational students anticipate they may face in future care-giving for elderly parents. Hence, this study's aim was to make a novel contribution to knowledge through exploration of the perspectives of Chinese students in England on intergenerational ties and filial obligations. Adopting a social constructivist philosophical position, we conducted three focus groups with 19 UK-based Chinese students, using a semi-structured topic guide with informed consent. Interviews were translated, transcribed and analysed using reflective thematic analysis, capturing semantic and latent meanings, and employed a descriptive and interpretative approach. Six themes were discovered, revealing a ‘culture of duty’ where familial obligation and societal expectations were prominent. Prospective care-givers anticipated a future dilemma between balancing work commitments and providing care as mandated by Xiao. Furthermore, it appeared that lack of preparedness might further exacerbate barriers faced when accessing support. We surmised that the changing demographics and absence of formal support could compound stressors over time, especially if cognitive dissonance arises as realities of life do not fit with societal expectations. Our findings imply that policy makers, practitioners and the government will need to adequately support prospective family care-givers who are returnees in caring for older generations.

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Filial Piety and Parental Depressive Symptoms: All Children Matter – Evidence from Rural Northern China

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Filial piety matters: A study of intergenerational supports and parental health

Filial piety matters: A study of intergenerational supports and parental health

The Effect of Filial Piety and Cognitive Development on the Development of Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study

Intersections between the culture ofXiao(孝) and caring for older relatives in China: perspectives of United Kingdom-based Chinese students on future care for their parents

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