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Geographic distance and intergenerational relationships in Chinese migrant families
- Authors:
- LIU Jinyu, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 27(4), 2018, pp.328-345.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examines the effect of adult Chinese migrants’ geographic distance from home on their intergenerational relationships with parents who remain behind. The authors compared monetary and family care support as well as emotional relationships among four parent-child groups: older adults and international migrant children, older adults and internal migrant children (who migrated to other cities in China), older adults and coresiding children, and older adults and local children (living in the same city as their parents). Data were derived from 332 older adults in Beijing, China, with at least one child who migrated to another country or city. Results from chi-square tests, anaylsis of variance (ANOVA) tests, and regression analyses indicate that international and internal migrant children maintain similar intergenerational relationships with their parents, and that both of those groups are less likely than coresiding and local children to have family care exchanges and emotionally close relationships with their parents. The results may help professionals develop supportive services and policies for older adults in migrant families. (Edited publisher abstract)
Elderly residents' perspectives on filial piety and institutionalization in Shanghai
- Author:
- CHEN Lin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 9(1), 2011, pp.53-68.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
This purpose of this study was to understand elder Chinese residents' perspectives on decision-making processes around institutionalisation and the concept of filial piety during this process. The decision to enter an institution has become more complicated in urban China because of an evolving concept of filial piety which may include other options to family caregiving. This qualitative study entailed 11 semi-structured interviews with elderly residents in an institution in Shanghai. The findings showed that family caregiving crisis were the primary motivation to make the institutionalisation decision, and that the participants proposed solutions to compensate for the caregiving pressure on their children. Negotiations occurred between the family generations about coping with the caregiving crisis and institutionalisation. Based on the participants’ suggestions and their children’s reactions, the concept of filial piety has been socially reconstructed to some extent. However, the children still prefer the traditional concept of filial ethics about taking care of elder parents. The study provides limited evidence that the concept of filial piety may have evolved or may be undergoing some transformation because of the urbanisation process in China.
Cultural and demographic changes and their effects upon the traditional grandparent role for Chinese elders
- Author:
- MJELDE-MOSSEY Lee Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 16(3), 2007, pp.107-120.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article explores how demographic and cultural changes are affecting traditional intergenerational roles for Chinese elders. In the traditional Chinese culture, the grandparent role is highly anticipated because of the high value and status accorded to it. In today's China, these aging traditions are on the decline and, at the same time, the older generation is on the increase. China's one-child policy and the resulting decline in fertility rates are raising concerns about how a shrinking younger generation will care for an expanding older generation.
Family support and elderly well-being in China: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal study
- Author:
- LaFAVE Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 42(2), 2017, pp.142-158.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
Rapid demographic change, economic growth, and evolving social norms have put increasing pressure on the traditional system of filial piety and family-based eldercare in China. This paper examines the current role of intergenerational transfers in providing old-age support using nationally representative data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The analysis explores varied modes of care that exist in rural and urban areas, as well as the role of internal migration in influencing methods of old-age support. The results paint a rich description of the contemporary dynamics between filial obligations and economic development. (Publisher abstract)
Deciding to institutionalize: caregiving crisis, intergenerational communication, and uncertainty management for elders and their children in Shanghai
- Author:
- CHEN Lin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 58(2), 2015, pp.128-148.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This phenomenological study integrated crisis theory, social identity theory, and uncertainty management theory to conceptualise the decision-making process around institutionalisation among nursing home residents and their children in Shanghai. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 dyads of matched elders and their children (N = 24). The findings suggest that caregiving crises triggered intergenerational communication about caregiving alternatives and new arrangements, although each generation had different stances and motivations. Children finalised the decision by helping their parents to manage the uncertainties pertaining to institutionalisation. This study sheds light on caregiving decision-making dynamics for the increasing ageing population across cultures. (Edited publisher abstract)
Does providing tangible support to children enhance life satisfaction of older Chinese women? The role of perceived filial piety of children
- Authors:
- GUO Man, CHI Iris
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 19(4), October 2010, pp.317-330.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Many studies examining social support and well being among older adults focus on the support they receive. However aging parents, especially mothers, often provide their children with significant amounts of tangible support. This includes care of grandchildren, help with household chores and direct financial aid. Using data from a survey conducted by the China Research Centre on Aging carried out in 2000, this study examined whether providing tangible support to children enhances the life satisfaction of older Chinese women (n = 9,423, mean age 70 years, 57% unmarried), and whether perceptions of filial piety affect such relationships. Overall mothers who were married, had a sense of economic security and rated their children’s filial piety positively had higher levels of satisfaction than those who were widowed, did not feel financially secure and felt their children were not very devoted. Those caring for grandchildren were most likely to report higher life satisfaction and those providing monetary support the least. However the relationship between providing support and life satisfaction was conditioned by mothers' perceptions of children's filial piety. These findings emphasise the importance of perceived filial piety for the well-being of older Chinese women.
Attitudes to ageing and expectations for filial piety across Chinese and British cultures: a pilot exploratory evaluation
- Authors:
- LAIDLOW Ken, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 14(3), April 2010, pp.283-292.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Filial piety is a central theme in Asian culture and is seen as care for one's parents as part of a traditional concept of Confucianism. Older people may hold strong expectations for filial piety from their children. Attitudes towards the experience of ageing may be influenced by how far one perceives these expectations to be met. This study investigated expectation for filial piety and attitudes to ageing in 3 different cultural groups: 32 elderly Chinese immigrants living in Scotland; 78 Chinese older people living in Beijing; and 20 Scottish older people living in Scotland. The study used a cross-sectional analysis design in which the participants completed questionnaires on attitudes to aging, filial piety, and depression. The results demonstrated significant differences between the 3 cultural groups on a standardised measure of attitudes to ageing on psychosocial loss, and physical change, domains of attitudes to ageing. With expectations for filial piety, the UK-born participants evidenced lower expectations than the 2 Chinese groups, who were very similar in their levels of expectation. The article concludes that overall an interesting pattern of results emerged suggesting that both Chinese groups remain invested in the concept of filial piety, whereas the UK sample was not. In contrast, however, the Chinese immigrants and the UK participants were more similar in reporting attitudes to ageing than the Chinese participants who were more likely to endorse a loss-deficit view of ageing.
Relationship between productive activities, family relations, and aging well for elders in China
- Authors:
- MJELDE-MOSSEY Lee Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 18(4), October 2009, pp.276-292.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
By understanding how culture interacts with aging well social workers can enhance their cultural competence in practice, policy and research. This study explored determinants of aging well in elders in China. In traditional Chinese culture, elders have assumed a socially integrated and productive social role within the family; paralleling the active engagement domain of the Rowe and Kahn model of successful aging. However, this model focuses on health and physical functioning with less emphasis on psychosocial aspects such as culture. The authors tests the strength of the relationship between two variables representative of Chinese aging traditions, productive activity and family relations, and the two indicators of aging well, self-rated health and depression. In home interviews were conducted with 1,502 randomly selected Chinese elders aged 60 or over from three different regions. Two hierarchical regression models were tested. Step one used age, gender, marital status, financial adequacy, living alone, and reading ability. Step two added the active engagement variables of productive activity and family relations. Each model was significant at both steps with an inverse association for depression and a positive association for self-rated health. The authors suggest that despite rapid modernisation, family mobility and loss of traditional values, Chinese elders have not been completely marginalised and younger generations still have an imperative to provide support. However they suggest that elders will be challenged to create new pathways to remaining socially integrated and contributory.