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The veneration gap
— generational dissonance and well-being among Chinese and European parents | | Author(s) | Susan B Gee, James H Liu, Sik Hung Ng |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 4, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 45-66 |
| Keywords | Chinese people ; White people ; Europe ; Family relationships ; Children [offspring] ; Attitude ; Parents ; Well being ; Correlation ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | The acculturation of younger generations may threaten the solidarity of Chinese families in Western countries. Generational dissonance between parents and their adult children may be particularly distressing for Chinese, given the key role of family, respect for parents, and family harmony in Chinese cultural values. 100 Chinese New Zealanders and 283 European New Zealanders with adult offspring were asked to fill out a self-completion questionnaire. Results showed that Chinese parents perceived greater generational dissonance than European parents. Greater generational dissonance was associated with more concern about ageing. For the Chinese sample, but not the European, generational dissonance predicted poorer subjective well-being. Greater generational dissonance was also associated with depression in the Chinese sample. The results challenge the over-idealised views of Chinese families, and encourage a greater recognition and response to the potential information and service needs of Chinese families in Western nations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030627212 A |
| Classmark | TKL: TKA: 74: DS:SJ: SS: DP: SR: D:F:5HH: 49: 7YN |
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