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Clarifying and measuring filial concepts across five cultural groups
Patricia S Jones1, Jerry W Lee, Xinwei E Zhang
1School of Nursing, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Research in Nursing & Health
|May 28, 2011
Summary
This study identified three core filial concepts—Responsibility, Respect, and Care—across diverse cultural groups. These findings offer a clearer framework for understanding adult children's obligations to aging parents in cross-cultural contexts.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Sociology
- Cross-cultural Psychology
Background:
- Existing literature lacks conceptual clarity regarding adult children's responsibility for aging parents.
- Filial responsibility is a critical aspect of elder care across diverse cultural contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine and define filial concepts across five major cultural groups: African-, Asian-, Euro-, Latino-, and Native Americans.
- To develop and validate a reliable scale for measuring filial concepts in cross-cultural research.
Main Methods:
- Utilized exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis on data from 569 participants (285 for scale development, 284 for cross-validation).
- Developed a 12-item scale identifying three distinct filial concepts: Responsibility, Respect, and Care.
Main Results:
- Factor analysis identified three key filial concepts: Responsibility, Respect, and Care.
- The 12-item scale demonstrated a robust three-factor model, outperforming a single-factor solution.
- Substantial correlations were observed between the identified filial concepts.
Conclusions:
- The developed scale provides a validated, cross-culturally applicable measure of filial concepts.
- This research offers a refined conceptual framework for filial responsibility, applicable in diverse populations.
- The scale can facilitate future research on filial values, caregiving, and caregiver well-being.
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