Psychological Development and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 601-608.

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The Relationship between Early Parenting Behavior and The Belief of Filial Piety among Young Adults

LI Xiao-tong1, WANG Xue-ling2, WANG Da-hua1, YAN Lei3   

  1. 1. Institute of Development Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Guo Fang Science and Technology Technician Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510515;
    3. Beijing Bilin School Technology co., LTD 100082
  • Online:2014-11-15 Published:2014-11-15

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Abstract: To investigate persistence of traditional belief of filial piety among Chinese adult children, and its relationship with the early parenting behaviors, two questionnaires(The scale of Filial Piety Belief, short-form of Egna Minnen av Bardoms Uppfostran ) were administered to 479 participants (215 only-Children)with age ranging from 18 to 40 years old (26.15±5.32). The findings suggested that:(1) Traditional belief of filial piety among adult offspring was undergoing weakening; (2) There were no significant differences between the only-children's and the non-only children's beliefs of traditional filial piety, but the family structure influences the relationship between parenting behavior and adult children's traditional belief of filial piety; (3) The gender difference was significant on the concept of filial piety, females have stronger beliefs on “reverencing and pleasing” and “ancestral worshiping and supporting” than males; (4) The young children's traditional beliefs of filial piety were significantly affected by their parents' rearing behaviors. To be exact, children's beliefs of filial piety were strengthened by the maternal emotional warmth, the beliefs on “oppressing themselves and showing obedience to parents” were weakened by the maternal rejection, but were strengthened by the paternal emotional warmth and overprotectiveness.

Key words: young adult, only-child, parenting behavior, filial piety

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  • B844.3

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