Issues of Elder Care among Migrant Workers in Contemporary Rural China: Filial Piety Redefined from a Foucauldian Perspective

He, Longtao; Heugten, Kate van; Perez-y-Perez, M.; Zheng, Yongqiang

doi:10.1080/08959420.2021.1926203

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“…Moreover, in the Chinese context, the cultural assumption of filial piety is continuously challenged, along with the practical performance of filial piety. As societal norms shift, the traditional expectations and expressions are subject to reevaluation and transformation (Guo et al 2020;He et al 2021;Liu 2023;Zhang 2020).…”

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An Autoethnography on Intergenerational Relationships and Transnational Care for Older Parents

Zhang

2024

Genealogy

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I employ autoethnography to undertake a broader scholarly inquiry on intergenerational relationships and transnational care shaped by global migration and aging. Specifically, I reflect on the dynamics of my relationship with my mother, beginning with my departure from my home and spanning a period of 40 years, 8 in China and 34 outside China. In doing so, I contemplate theoretical models of intergenerational solidarity, ambivalence, and role ambiguity. I also challenge cultural assumptions of filial piety. The geographical distance, passage of time, and acculturation process have profoundly influenced my perception of filial piety, which differs markedly from my mother’s. However, this divergence in consensual solidarity—marked by variations in attitudes, beliefs, and values—does not translate into weakened affectual solidarity, characterized by positive sentiments and emotions. Furthermore, aided by advancements in transportation and social media technology, I have been able to extend crucial emotional and some “instrumental” care to my mother, along with financial support if needed, despite limited hands-on care. Nevertheless, I must negotiate my care for my mother and navigate a delicate balance in coordinating my care efforts with those of my non-migrant siblings.

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An Autoethnography on Intergenerational Relationships and Transnational Care for Older Parents

Zhang

2024

Genealogy

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“…The current study found that responsibility and caring out of love were positively related to care willingness. Regardless of time and space change, family ethics will have a lasting influence on family members' willingness to care (14)(15)(16). Many family caregivers have devoted a great deal of time and energy to looking after their loved ones (29).…”

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Family caregiver’s willingness to care from the perspective of altruism

Li,

Zhan,

Xie

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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ObjectivesThe willingness of family members to take care of older relatives directly affects the quality of life of disabled older adults, so it is necessary to understand the status quo of willingness to care and its influencing factors. This has been extensively studied in other countries, but, it is rarely studied in China. Based on the theory of altruism, employing a unique sample from Shanghai, China in 2017 and 2022, we attempt to reveal the influencing factors of the care willingness of family caregivers during the transition period.MethodsTo measure caregiver burden and functional disability of the care recipient, we employ the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and the Barthel Index, respectively. Then we utilized the ordinary least squares (OLS) methodology and estimated four regression models. Models 1, 2, and 3 examined the impact of the variables of the caregiver burden, responsibility and love, and the quality of the caregiver-caregiver recipient relationship, respectively, on family caregivers’ willingness to care. Model 4 was the full model. To testify whether the caregiver burden is likely to act as a mediator, path analysis was used, and the path was adjusted and verified.ResultsAccording to the survey, in Shanghai, only half of the caregivers had a very high care willingness to care for disabled older relatives, while nearly one-tenth of the caregivers had a low willingness. It was the caregiver burden rather than the functional disability of older adults that harms family caregivers’ willingness to care. Responsibility and caring out of love were positively related to care willingness. Relationship quality was the most important influencing factor, explaining 10.2% of the variance in care willingness. Path analysis demonstrated that responsibility, caring out of love, and relationship quality directly and through the mediation of caregiver burden indirectly affected care willingness.ConclusionOur results revealed that reciprocal altruism presented by the quality of the caregiver-care recipient relationship had a significantly positive impact on family caregivers’ willingness to care. In addition, the caregiver burden was found not only directly affected care willingness, but also acted as a mediator. To promote the perfection of laws and policies, comprehensive samples of different types of cities should be included and the measurement of key variables could be further improved in future studies.

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“…For instance, the children need to live close to their parents, bear successors for the family lineage, and even choose a career or romantic partner (Bedford & Yeh, 2021;Ha et al, 2020;Kwan, 2000;Sringernyuang et al, 2020). Therefore, filial piety becomes a motivating factor for children to provide care for their elderly parents (He et al, 2021;Woo, 2020).…”

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Reliability and Validity of the Indonesian Version of the Dual Filial Piety Scale

Sugianto,

Liem,

Sinaga

2024

JPU

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Filial piety (bakti) is a familiar concept within societies in the Chinese diaspora, including multicultural Indonesian society. This concept describes the relationship dynamics between parents and children. It includes obedience and affection that motivate a range of behaviours, including caring for elderly parents. Filial piety becomes an important construct to be studied in its relationship with the psychological process both in children and parents. A conceptual model commonly used to describe filial piety is the Dual Filial Piety Model, which has been operationalized in the Dual Filial Piety Scale (DFPS). This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of DFPS which have been translated into Bahasa Indonesia through forward and backward translation. Data was collected from 202 participants recruited using nonprobability sampling. The result suggests that the Indonesian version of DPFS shows adequate reliability and validity. The instrument was found to be consistent with its theoretical model. It can be used for further research on filial piety in Indonesian society.

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Issues of Elder Care among Migrant Workers in Contemporary Rural China: Filial Piety Redefined from a Foucauldian Perspective

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

An Autoethnography on Intergenerational Relationships and Transnational Care for Older Parents

An Autoethnography on Intergenerational Relationships and Transnational Care for Older Parents

Family caregiver’s willingness to care from the perspective of altruism

Reliability and Validity of the Indonesian Version of the Dual Filial Piety Scale

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