Filial piety revisited in the context of modernizing Asian societies

Mehta, Kalyani; Ko, H. Helen

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0594.2004.00157.x

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“…In this study conducted in an Asian setting, caregivers who were the children of care-recipient may have answered questions on ZBI more positively as they may have perceived it being viewed favourably by others as being filial. In Asian societies, providing care and financial support to one’s parents is considered one of the critical components of filial piety [ 63 ]. To reduce this bias, interviewers reassured all participants that there were no right or wrong answers and were instructed to answer all questions based on their first instinct to minimise the effect of elucidating socially desirable responses.…”

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Resilience and burden in caregivers of older adults: moderating and mediating effects of perceived social support

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BackgroundThe burden of caring for an older adult can be a form of stress and influence caregivers’ daily lives and health. Previous studies have reported that resilience and social support play an important role in reducing physical and psychological burden in caregivers. Thus, the present study aimed to examine whether perceived social support served as a possible protective factor of burden among caregivers of older adults in Singapore using moderation and mediation effects’ models.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study with 285 caregivers providing care to older adults aged 60 years and above who were diagnosed with physical and/or mental illness in Singapore. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) was used to measure resilience and burden was measured by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) was used to measure perceived social support. Hayes’ PROCESS macro was used to test moderation and mediation effects of perceived social support in the relationship between resilience and burden after controlling for sociodemographic variables. Indirect effects were tested using bootstrapped confidence intervals (CI).ResultsThe mean scores observed were CD-RISC: 70.8/100 (SD = 15.1), MSPSS: 62.2/84 (SD = 12.2), and ZBI: 23.2/88 (SD = 16.0) respectively. While perceived social support served as a full mediator between resilience and caregiver burden (β = − 0.14, 95% CI -0.224 to − 0.072, p < 0.05), it did not show a significant moderating effect.ConclusionsPerceived social support mediates the association between resilience and caregiver burden among caregivers of older adults in Singapore. It is crucial for healthcare professionals, particularly those who interact and deliver services to assist caregivers, to promote and identify supportive family and friends’ network that may help to address caregiver burden.

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Resilience and burden in caregivers of older adults: moderating and mediating effects of perceived social support

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“…Research on Western families has indicated that grandparental involvement could help to share responsibility for child-care, and could provide emotional support to decrease the level of parental stress (Lee & Gardner, 2010). Chinese families tend to have a strong bond with their extended families, and also value the filial piety to the elderly which all family members should respect and obey (Mehta & Ko, 2004). Therefore, input from the older generation can add extra stress to the parents of the child with autism.…”

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Siblings’ experiences of growing up with children with autism in Taiwan and the United Kingdom

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Research in Developmental Disabilities

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Background: A child's diagnosis of autism impacts their whole family, in both positive and negative ways, that may be influenced by cultural beliefs. Aims: We aimed to describe the experiences of mothers and typically-developing siblings of children with autism in two cultural contexts. Methods: Fourteen mother-sibling dyads from Taiwan and the UK participated in semi-structured interviews. Results: Whilst there were similarities in sibling experiences, a negative tone regarding the influence of autism was more evident in Taiwan, where families also cited societal judgement and culturalspecific expectations. In the UK, a more balanced tone was apparent: mothers emphasised educating and involving the siblings. It is speculated that UK siblings had a greater understanding of their parents' stress, leading to more adaptive family dynamics. Various types of support service were mentioned in the UK, whereas the availability of social services and support appeared to be relatively limited in Taiwan. Implications:Our data suggest that cultural context may have a significant impact on the responses of the family members. This is mediated by both differences in attitudes and traditions, and availability of resources. Support for family members needs to be sensitive to such cultural differences, as well as recognising positive experiences.3

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“…Filial piety tenets focus on maintaining family order by promoting responsibility, interdependence, sacrifice, and family harmony (Bengtson & Putney, ). Despite increasing pressure to value independence and autonomy with the Westernization of modern Chinese societies (Yue & Ng, ), contemporary Chinese individuals still endorse the filial duties of respecting, loving, and honoring parents, as well as providing material support and eventual care to elderly parents to some degree (Laidlaw, Wang, Coelho, & Power, ; Mehta & Ko, ). Adolescents' filial piety beliefs and behaviors are related to, but distinct from the general quality of their parent–child relationship (Cheah, Bayram Özdemir, & Leung, ).…”

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“…Parents are expected to sacrifice time and money for their children as an investment in their future and also to internalize feelings of veneration and indebtedness in their children. These feelings of indebtedness in children are believed to motivate children to repay their parents' sacrifice and investments by helping and supporting them (Bengtson & Putney, ; Cheah et al., ; Mehta & Ko, ). Thus, this dilemma was designed to examine whether children would fulfill their filial duty to help and support their parents during times of need despite the broken promise (Yeh & Yang, ).…”

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Chinese Malaysian Adolescents' Social‐Cognitive Reasoning Regarding Filial Piety Dilemmas

2017

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This study examined the social-cognitive reasoning of 52 Chinese Malaysian preadolescents (9-12 years old; M = 11.02, SD = 0.94) and 68 adolescents (13-18 years old; M = 14.76, SD = 1.39) in resolving filial dilemmas within the personal and moral domain. Preadolescents deferred to parental authority, whereas adolescents endorsed filial obligation reasoning to justify compliance in the personal domain. Both appealed to filial obligation, pragmatic, or welfare and safety reasoning to justify compliance but fairness or rights reasoning to justify their noncompliance, for the moral issue. Distinctions between authoritarian and reciprocal filial piety reasoning were revealed. Findings demonstrated complex decision-making and cognitive reasoning processes among Chinese Malaysian adolescents as they negotiate their filial obligations and autonomy development.

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Filial piety revisited in the context of modernizing Asian societies

Cited by 35 publications

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Resilience and burden in caregivers of older adults: moderating and mediating effects of perceived social support

Resilience and burden in caregivers of older adults: moderating and mediating effects of perceived social support

Siblings’ experiences of growing up with children with autism in Taiwan and the United Kingdom

Chinese Malaysian Adolescents' Social‐Cognitive Reasoning Regarding Filial Piety Dilemmas

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