A test of the Dual Filial Piety model
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Filial piety is a central concept in Confucianism, containing important ideas about how children should treat their parents. Research over the past two decades has resulted in conflicting findings over whether filial piety is beneficial or harmful to individual development. The Dual Filial Piety model integrates these conflicting findings and suggests neither assessment of filial piety is appropriate. The present study offers empirical evidence in support of the dual model and offers commentary on the role of filial piety in modern Chinese society and directions for future research.
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Yeh and Bedford (2003) found that authoritarian filial piety (AFP) had a significant positive correlation with Neuroticism and a significant negative correlation with Openness, just as Zhang and Bond (1998) had previously found using Ho's (1994) filial piety scale.
“Yeh and Bedford (2003) found that authoritarian filial piety (AFP) had a significant positive correlation with Neuroticism, and significant negative correlation with Openness, just as Zhang and Bond (1998) had previously found using Ho’s (1994) filial piety scale.”
From Evolution of the Conceptualization of Filial Piety in the Global Context: From Skin to Skeleton (2021) · cites this paper as Yeh and Bedford, 2003
The results of Yeh and Bedford suggest that defining filial piety solely in terms of authoritarian norms, practices, or values misses the full picture.
“These results suggest that definition of filial piety solely in terms of authoritarian norms/practices/values misses the full picture.”
From Evolution of the Conceptualization of Filial Piety in the Global Context: From Skin to Skeleton (2021) · cites this paper as Yeh and Bedford, 2003
Yeh and Bedford also found that reciprocal filial piety (RFP) had a positive correlation with Openness and a negative correlation with Neuroticism.
“However, Yeh and Bedford also found that reciprocal filial piety (RFP) had the opposite relation with these two personality traits. RFP had a positive correlation with Openness and a negative correlation with Neuroticism.”
From Evolution of the Conceptualization of Filial Piety in the Global Context: From Skin to Skeleton (2021) · cites this paper as Yeh and Bedford, 2003
AFP beliefs are positively associated with traditional and conservative attitudes and with maladaptation.
“Research on junior high students and their parents in Taiwan showed that AFP beliefs are positively associated with traditional and conservative attitudes (e.g., male superiority and submission to authority; Yeh and Bedford, 2003) and maladaptation (e.g., neurotic personality traits, depression, and anxiety; Yeh, 2006).”
From Evolution of the Conceptualization of Filial Piety in the Global Context: From Skin to Skeleton (2021) · cites this paper as Yeh and Bedford, 2003
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- Authors
- Yeh, K., & Bedford, O.
- Affiliations
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Venue
- Asian Journal of Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2003-11-14
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 215-228
- ISSN
- 1367-2223 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-839X
- OpenAlex
- W1602263664
- Cited by
- 529
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 4.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Asian Journal Of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Chinese history and philosophy
- Keywords
- filial piety, Confucianism, parent-child relationship, child development, intergenerational relations, contemporary Chinese society
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