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Communalism, familism, and filial piety: are they birds of a collectivist feather?

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Schwartz, Seth J., Weisskirch, Robert S., Hurley, Eric A., Zamboanga, Byron L., Park, Irene J. K., Kim, Su Yeong, Umaña-Taylor, Adriana, Castillo, Linda G. +2 more·2010·Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
DOI 10.1037/a0021370PMC PMC7869140
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The present studies examined the extent to which (a) communalism, familism, and filial piety would pattern onto a single family/relationship primacy construct; (b) this construct would be closely related to indices of collectivism; and (c) this construct would be related to positive psychosocial functioning and psychological distress. In Study 1, 1,773 students from nine colleges and universities around the United States completed measures of communalism, familism, and filial piety, as well as of individualistic and collectivistic values. Results indicated that communalism, familism, and filial piety clustered onto a single factor. This factor, to which we refer as family/relationship primacy, was closely and positively related to collectivism but only weakly and positively related to individualism and independence. In Study 2, 10,491 students from 30 colleges and universities in 20 U.S. states completed measures of communalism, familism, and filial piety, as well as of positive psychosocial functioning and psychological distress. The family/relationship primacy factor again emerged and was positively associated with both positive psychosocial functioning and psychological distress. Clinical implications and future directions for the study of cultural values are discussed.

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  • Conceptualizations of familism differ in whether they include authoritarian aspects, relational aspects, or both.

    “Unger et al. (2002) and Schwartz et al. (2010) identified familism with authoritarian aspects of filial piety, but Kao and Travis’ (2005) expanded their conception of familism to encompass both authoritarian and relational aspects.”

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Schwartz, S. J., Weisskirch, R. S., Hurley, E. A., Zamboanga, B. L., Park, I. J. K., Kim, S. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A., Castillo, L. G., Brown, E., & Greene, A. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Miami (US)
  • California State University, Monterey Bay (US)
  • Pomona College (US)
  • Smith College (US)
  • University of Notre Dame (US)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • Texas A&M University (US)
  • St. John's University (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
ORCID
Venue
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2010-10
Volume
16
Issue
4
Pages
548-560
ISSN
  • 1077-341X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0106
  • 1099-9809
DOI
10.1037/a0021370
PMC
PMC7869140
OpenAlex
W2003065789
Cited by
279
References
101
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P2CHD042849)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Keywords
communalism, familism, filial piety, collectivism, individualism, independence, cultural values, psychological distress, university students
MeSH terms
Adult, Ethnicity, Family, Female, Humans, Individuality, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Social Support, Social Values, Students, United States, Universities, Intergenerational Relations, Young Adult

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