Filial Piety and Psychological Well-Being in Well Older Chinese

Chinese older persons (N = 164) recruited from social centers responded to a survey instrument tapping the perceived filial behaviors of children (close vs not close), and the degree to which these behaviors matched personal expectations (filial discrepancy). Across all kinds of filial behaviors, pr...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2006-09, Vol.61 (5), p.P262-P269
Main Authors: Cheng, Sheung-Tak, Chan, Alfred C. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult Children - psychology
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Caregivers - psychology
Children & youth
Cultural Characteristics
Developmental psychology
Families & family life
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Generations
Gerontology
Hong Kong
Humans
Intergenerational Relations
Male
Measurement errors
Middle Aged
Older parents
Older people
Parent-Child Relations
Parents & parenting
Pilot Projects
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Quality of Life - psychology
Responsibilities
Roles
Set (Psychology)
Sex Factors
Social Support
Social Values
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
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Summary:Chinese older persons (N = 164) recruited from social centers responded to a survey instrument tapping the perceived filial behaviors of children (close vs not close), and the degree to which these behaviors matched personal expectations (filial discrepancy). Across all kinds of filial behaviors, providing attention when the parent was ill or distressed was perceived to be the least performed and was most discrepant with expectations. Whether the children were paying respect and whether they were providing care in times of illness or distress were most important in determining a sense of filial discrepancy in the parent. However, after functional limitations and financial strain were controlled for, only respect emerged as a consistent predictor of psychological well-being. These findings were similar whether the target was the closest child(ren) or less close children. There was no evidence that a child's overdoing his or her filial role was detrimental to the parents' well-being among the Chinese individuals in this study.
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368
DOI:10.1093/geronb/61.5.P262