Perceptions and expectations of filial piety among older Chinese immigrants in Canada

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Weiguo Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Filial Piety ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
Almost All

Abstract Much of the literature discusses filial piety in general and ambiguous terms. This study, in contrast, investigates specific perceptions of filial piety and parental expectations of filial duty among older Chinese immigrants in Canada. The study is based on thematic analysis of 46 Chinese immigrants in seven focus groups conducted in the Greater Toronto Area. Findings show the perceptions of filial piety varied, but almost all participants had reduced expectations of their children. Nevertheless, they still valued and expected emotional care from their children. The study argues that changes in institutional settings, social policies and welfare systems define parents’ support needs and affect their expectations in the host society, while norms and institutional settings in the place of origin influence their perceptions of filial piety.

scholarly journals Developmentally inappropriate practice? : westernized barriers to the parenting value filial piety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Phyllis
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Chinese Origin ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Parenting Values ◽  
Parenting Goals

A sociocultural study hypothesised Chinese parents in Canada would express values informed by filial piety. The extent to which filial piety characteristics informed parenting values, the extent to which family characteristics related to parenting values and the extent to which families felt their values were reflected in Canadain pareting literature were explored. Questions were asked to highlight the problematic nature of Developmentally Appropriate Practice's universalistic approach to development. Survey research involved 30 participants' questionnaire responses. Results were mixed. Parents expressed an independent orientation regarding goals; whereas, values were consistent with filial piety. Agreement with parenting literature was marginal. Most research is needed to examine whether a hegemonic ideology contributes to Chinese parents goals; Chinese parents reported values informed by filial piety. No previous studies were found specifically investigating Canadian parents of Chinese origin. Potential benefits include indentifying barriers to partnership and opportunities to develop awareness of global parenting goals.

scholarly journals “Our Only Child Has Died”—A Study of Bereaved Older Chinese Parents

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongqiang Zheng ◽  
Thomas R. Lawson ◽  
Barbara Anderson Head
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Only Child ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Severe Impairment ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
The One ◽  
Child's Death

Long and complicated grief is a relevant factor contributing to the deterioration of the older adults’ later life quality. In China, the unintentional consequence of the one-child policy has emerged. There, the group of older adults who lost their only child is called shiduers. The current study compared 42 older adults who lost their only child to 33 older adults who have a child, in term of their physical and mental health, and social support. The results confirmed the general deteriorating trend in those aspects of the bereaved Chinese parents’ life after their only child’s death. The results also revealed the impairments on the shiduers’ physical, mental, and social aspects were significant, compared to the clinical diagnosis cutoff points used in Western countries. Unique policy and cultural characteristics are the main factors contributing to the severe impairment of shiduers. Results have implications for policy advocacy and practice intervention in specific cultural environments.

Older people's relationships with their adult children in multicultural Australia: a comparison of Australian-born people and Chinese immigrants

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 2103-2127 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAOPING LIN ◽  
CHRISTINA BRYANT ◽  
JENNIFER BOLDERO ◽  
BRIONY DOW
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Conflict Model ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

ABSTRACTAgainst the background of population ageing and increasing cultural diversity in many Western countries, the study examined differences and similarities between Australian-born people and Chinese immigrants in their relationships with adult children. The specific research questions were: (a) are there differences between these groups in the nature of parent–child relationships; and (b) if there were differences, did these differences reflect the Confucian concept of filial piety among older Chinese immigrants. The solidarity–conflict model and the concept of ambivalence were used to quantify parent–child relationships. Data from 122 community-dwelling people aged 65 and over (60 Australian-born and 62 Chinese-born people) were collected using standardised interviews. There were significant differences between the two groups for all relationship dimensions except associative solidarity. Compared to Australian participants, Chinese participants were more likely to live with their children. However, when they did not live with their children, they lived further away. They were also more likely to receive, but less likely to provide, instrumental help. Finally, they reported higher levels of normative solidarity, conflict and ambivalence, and lower levels of affectual and consensual solidarity. The differences in solidarity dimensions persisted when socio-demographic variables were controlled for. The study revealed complex differences in the nature of older parent–child relationships between Australian-born people and Chinese immigrants. Some of these differences, such as more prevalent multigenerational living among older Chinese immigrants, likely reflect the strong influence of filial piety among this group. However, differences in other dimensions, such as lower levels of consensual solidarity, might be associated with the Chinese participants’ experience as immigrants. This study also highlights the usefulness of the solidarity–conflict model as a theoretical framework to understand the nature of parent–child relationships among older Chinese immigrants.

scholarly journals The Effects of Co-Residence on the Subjective Well-Being of Older Chinese Parents

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2090
Author(s):  
Shanwen Zhu ◽  
Man Li ◽  
Renyao Zhong ◽  
Peter C. Coyte
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Causal Inferences ◽  
Elderly Parents ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Longitudinal Study Design ◽  
Older Chinese

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of co-residence on the parental subjective well-being among older Chinese parents. Our analysis included 2968 elderly parents. Parental subjective well-being was stratified into positive well-being (PWB) and negative well-being (NWB). Positive well-being was assessed through questions about life satisfaction, optimism, and happiness and NWB was measured by questions about fear, loneliness, and feelings of uselessness. We found co-residence with adult children resulted in a significant average increase in PWB by 0.17 points relative to those who did not cohabitate. In rural China, co-residence with adult children significantly increased PWB by 0.19 points, and co-residence with a son significantly increased parental PWB by 0.18 points. Negative well-being fell significantly by 0.63 points if co-residence was with an adult daughter. Our findings imply that support from adult children significantly improved parental PWB, especially for the elderly in rural China. Public policies that facilitate the strengthening of cohabitation may help improve the well-being for older Chinese residents. Our study makes two main contributions to the international literature: first, we strengthened the causal inferences regarding the effects of co-residence with adult children on parental well-being through the use of a longitudinal study design; and second, we introduced a difference-in-differences propensity score matching (PSM-DID) approach to address potential selection bias that has previously been ignored in the literature.

scholarly journals Developmentally inappropriate practice? : westernized barriers to the parenting value filial piety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Phyllis
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Chinese Origin ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Parenting Values ◽  
Parenting Goals

A sociocultural study hypothesised Chinese parents in Canada would express values informed by filial piety. The extent to which filial piety characteristics informed parenting values, the extent to which family characteristics related to parenting values and the extent to which families felt their values were reflected in Canadain pareting literature were explored. Questions were asked to highlight the problematic nature of Developmentally Appropriate Practice's universalistic approach to development. Survey research involved 30 participants' questionnaire responses. Results were mixed. Parents expressed an independent orientation regarding goals; whereas, values were consistent with filial piety. Agreement with parenting literature was marginal. Most research is needed to examine whether a hegemonic ideology contributes to Chinese parents goals; Chinese parents reported values informed by filial piety. No previous studies were found specifically investigating Canadian parents of Chinese origin. Potential benefits include indentifying barriers to partnership and opportunities to develop awareness of global parenting goals.

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