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The effect of filial piety and parental psychological control on family harmony as perceived by Hong Kong young adults
Author(s)
Date Issued
2015
Publisher
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Description
Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Dept. of Counselling and Psychology.
Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.) -- Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-114).
xi, 125 p.
Type
Thesis
Programme
Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology
Abstract
This study examined the role of filial piety and parental psychological control in the effect of family harmony. Types of filial piety (reciprocal & authoritarian) and types of parental psychological control (dependency-oriented & achievement-oriented), were investigated to see its effect to family harmony. A total of 657 young adults (aged 17-25), living with parents (N=351) and living without parents (N=306), participated in the study. Participants were invited to complete an online self-reported survey regarding their demographic information, measures of filial piety, parental psychological control, family
harmony, and 7 to 8 open-ended questions. Regression analyses showed that both authoritarian filial piety and reciprocal filial piety positively predicted family harmony whereas achievement-oriented psychological control negatively predicted family harmony. The same pattern was found in both Hong Kong young adults who live with (R2=.241, F(4,346)=27.495, p<.01) and without their parents (R
2 =.339, F(4,301)=38.650, p<.01). Open-ended questions revealed the indigenous practices of filial piety and parental controls in Hong Kong and showed their unique influence on Hong Kong people’s family harmony. This study provided implications for both parenting practice and counselling practice to deal with different personal and environmental characteristics such as filial piety and competitiveness
in the local cultural context.
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