Filial Piety, Modernization, and the Challenges of Raising Children for Chinese Immigrants: Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence
ELI LIEBER,
KAZUO NIHIRA,
IRIS TAN MINK,
ELI LIEBER
ELI LIEBER is Research Psychologist and codirector of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Neuropsychiatric Institute, Center for Culture and Health, Fieldwork and Qualitative Data Research Laboratory, at the University of California, Los Angeles. KAZUO NIHIRA is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA. IRIS TAN MINK is Associate Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
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ELI LIEBER is Research Psychologist and codirector of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Neuropsychiatric Institute, Center for Culture and Health, Fieldwork and Qualitative Data Research Laboratory, at the University of California, Los Angeles. KAZUO NIHIRA is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA. IRIS TAN MINK is Associate Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
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ELI LIEBER is Research Psychologist and codirector of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Neuropsychiatric Institute, Center for Culture and Health, Fieldwork and Qualitative Data Research Laboratory, at the University of California, Los Angeles. KAZUO NIHIRA is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA. IRIS TAN MINK is Associate Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
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ELI LIEBER,
KAZUO NIHIRA,
IRIS TAN MINK,
ELI LIEBER
ELI LIEBER is Research Psychologist and codirector of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Neuropsychiatric Institute, Center for Culture and Health, Fieldwork and Qualitative Data Research Laboratory, at the University of California, Los Angeles. KAZUO NIHIRA is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA. IRIS TAN MINK is Associate Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
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ELI LIEBER is Research Psychologist and codirector of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Neuropsychiatric Institute, Center for Culture and Health, Fieldwork and Qualitative Data Research Laboratory, at the University of California, Los Angeles. KAZUO NIHIRA is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA. IRIS TAN MINK is Associate Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
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ELI LIEBER is Research Psychologist and codirector of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Neuropsychiatric Institute, Center for Culture and Health, Fieldwork and Qualitative Data Research Laboratory, at the University of California, Los Angeles. KAZUO NIHIRA is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA. IRIS TAN MINK is Associate Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
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This study examines Chinese immigrant parents' perceptions of filial piety. The concept of filial piety is introduced and we discuss the impacts of modernization and immigration experience on the challenges faced by contemporary Chinese immigrants as they reconcile traditional values with the demands of sociohistorical change and child rearing in the United States. Factor analysis of a commonly applied scale demonstrates multiple aspects of filial piety and reflects modifications from traditional views. Interview results point to aspects of filial piety not fully represented in the quantitative scale and expose specific challenges in child rearing related to filial values. These findings suggest the evolution of expectations and strategies related to a cultural adaptation of filial piety. One key demand is for strategies consistent with parental values while maintaining respect for children's unique point of view. The conclusions focus on the development of approaches to understanding the evolving conceptualization and meaning of filial piety for contemporary immigrant Chinese.
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