Identity reconstruction as <i>shiduers</i>: Narratives from <scp>C</scp>hinese older adults who lost their only child

Zheng, Yongqiang; Lawson, Thomas R.

doi:10.1111/ijsw.12139

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“…Besides, research indicated that parents in one-child families demonstrate "child-centeredness" significantly more than parents in multiple-child families 21 . Losing the only child often means losing their main source of care-giving, hope for the future, a great threat to the individual's well-being, and consequences of declining mental health or social withdrawal, which may progress to a point of social isolation because communicating about their child's death is often difficult and can be hurtful and stigmatizing 22 . The dominant Confucian philosophy regard death as a negative event in life 23 ; it makes death a taboo topic which hinders acceptance of grief counseling or other forms of professional intervention.…”

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“…The Chinese government has taken measures to mitigate the policy's negative effects. However, these measures are mostly focused on material supports, including increasing the national standard subsidy for parents of the lost only child but studies showed that the increasing subsidy and other financial aids did not improve the situation of SDP where they were deemed as a social identity culturally stigmatized and politically victimized 22 . Some of Shidu parents rejected to receive the financial aids as they didn't want to be pitied for the lose of their children and felt stigmatized for the discontinuity of their family.…”

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Mini Review:The Mental and Physical Consequences of Chinese Shidu Parents

Liu¹

2018

J Mental Health & Clin Psychology

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"Shidu Parents" (SDP) means parents whose only child has passed away or is disabled to perform the basic social function and daily living activities due to an accident or other events. These parents cannot conceive or adopt another child. Bereavement is a great grief and threat to mental and physical states evidenced by many studies, but SDP are a new and increasing subgroup emerging in this field, especially in China. The goal of this paper is to review the research literature regarding mental and physical health consequences of SDP and the intertwined influence, thus to add to the corresponding assistance from the government.

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Mini Review:The Mental and Physical Consequences of Chinese Shidu Parents

Liu¹

2018

J Mental Health & Clin Psychology

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“…Therefore, the QOL score of shidu parents was much lower than that of the general population in China. The loss of an only child often meant the loss of their primary source of health care, the end of family continuity, and a signi cant hazard to personal happiness [40]. For Chinese shidu parents, certain unique factors impacted their physical and mental health.…”

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The mediating effect of social support on the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life among shidu parents in China

Lin¹,

Ma²,

Wang³

2020

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Background: “Loss-of-only-child family” refers to the family in which the only child died and the mother has passed her child-bearing age. The parents who are unable to reproduce or do not foster other children are known as “shidu parents” in China. This study aimed to estimate the quality of life (QOL) and the mediating role of social support between perceived stress and QOL in Chinese shidu parents.Methods: 502 shidu parents were recruited in Shenyang city. Shidu parents were asked to complete a questionnaire including the MOS item short from health survey (SF-36), the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and the Functional Social Support Questionnaire (FSSQ). Hierarchical linear regression was performed to assess the associations among perceived stress, social support and QOL. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to explore the mediating role of social support.Results: The mean score of PCS and MCS was 64.83 ± 22.66 and 59.36 ± 21.83, respectively. Perceived stress was found to be negatively associated with both PCS (β=-0.21, p < 0.001) and MCS (β=-0.28, p < 0.001), while social support was positively associated with both PCS (β = 0.32, p < 0.001) and MCS (β = 0.32, p < 0.001). For shidu parents, the proportion of mediation of social support between perceived stress and QOL was 36.85% for PCS and 29.45% for MCS, respectively.Conclusions: Perceived stress was associated with QOL and social support had a partially mediating effect between perceived stress and QOL in Chinese shidu parents. Low PCS and MCS of shidu parents highlight the need of timely developing interventions to reduce stress and reinforce social support to further improve their QOL.

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“…Correlations between the CBSQ subscales and subscales of the GCQ and PG-13 highlight these links. For example, grief beliefs related to filial piety were strongly related to negative beliefs about the self, which may contribute to a diminished confidence in one's coping abilities, and consequently cause feelings of inferiority and helplessness (Zheng & Lawson, 2014). Stigmatizing perceptions and beliefs about destiny were related to negative beliefs about the self, life, future, and threatening grief interpretations.…”

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“…In addition, the destiny culture is deeply engrained in Chinese culture (He et al, 2014). Shidu parents often identify with other parents who lost their only child as Tong Ming Ren, which means 'those who share the same destiny' (Zheng & Lawson, 2014). Fate and destiny beliefs such as 'Fate comes and gathers, but fate goes and scatters' (Liu, 2011) are common spiritual beliefs of the Chinese stemming from both Confucianism (Steven & Li, 1987), and Buddhism (Guang, 2013).…”

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Culture-related grief beliefs of Chinese Shidu parents: Development and psychometric properties of a new scale

Shi

Wen

et al. 2019

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: In China, parents whose only-child dies and who have no living or adopted child are called Shidu parents. Negative thinking is assumed to contribute to the development of emotional problems in bereavement. Because grief cognitions are likely influenced by the concepts of Chinese traditional culture (e.g., family continuation), Shidu parents may hold specific culture-related grief beliefs about themselves or the world, which, in turn, could impede their recovery. Objective: This study developed a questionnaire assessing the culture-related grief beliefs of Shidu parents and examined its psychometric properties. Methods: This newly developed questionnaire was administered to the combined sample of 313 Shidu parents. Exploratory (n = 164) and confirmatory factor analysis (n = 149) were conducted. Psychometric properties of the questionnaire were evaluated. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed three distinct factors (filial piety belief, destiny belief and perceived stigma), generating a nine-item culture-related grief beliefs of Shidu parents questionnaire (CBSQ). Confirmatory factor analysis verified the three-factor structure (χ 2 (24) = 39.103, p = 0.027, χ 2 /df = 1.630, CFI = .980, TLI = .970, RMSEA = .065, SRMR = .052). Internal consistency and temporal stability were adequate. Convergent, discriminant and concurrent validity were supported. Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of extending the concept of grief cognitions to include culture-specific beliefs, and provides a first measurement tool to assess culture-related grief beliefs after only-child loss, which can be used in future research with Shidu parents. Creencias del duelo relacionadas a la cultura en padres Shidu Chinos: Desarrollo y propiedades psicométricas de una nueva escala. Antecedentes: En China, los padres quienes fallece su único hijo y no tienen hijos vivos o adoptados son llamados padres Shidu. Se asume que el pensamiento negativo contribuye a problemas emocionales en el duelo. Dado que las cogniciones del duelo son probablemente influenciadas por los conceptos de la cultura tradicional China (por ejemplo, continuación de la familia), los padres Shidu pueden mantener creencias del duelo específicas relacionadas a la cultura acerca de sí mismos o el mundo, las cuales, a su vez, podrían impedir su recuperación. Objetivo: Este estudio desarrolló un cuestionario de evaluación de las creencias del duelo relacionadas a la cultura de los padres Shidu y examinó sus propiedades psicométricas. Métodos: Este cuestionario recientemente desarrollado fue administrado a la muestra combinada de 313 padres Shidu. Se realizaron análisis factoriales exploratorio (n=164) y confirmatorio (n=149). Se evaluó las propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario. Resultados: El análisis factorial exploratorio reveló tres factores distintos (creencia de devoción filial, creencia en el destino y estigma percibido), generando un cuestionario de 9 ítems de creencias del duelo relacionadas a la cultura en padres Shidu (CBSQ, por su sigla en...

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Identity reconstruction as shiduers: Narratives from Chinese older adults who lost their only child

Cited by 62 publications

References 45 publications

Mini Review:The Mental and Physical Consequences of Chinese Shidu Parents

Mini Review:The Mental and Physical Consequences of Chinese Shidu Parents

The mediating effect of social support on the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life among shidu parents in China

Culture-related grief beliefs of Chinese Shidu parents: Development and psychometric properties of a new scale

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