Chinese parenting in Hong Kong: Links among goals, beliefs and styles

Chinese parenting in Hong Kong: Links among goals, beliefs and styles

• Chan, S. M. Dept. of Educational Psychology, Counselling and Learning Needs, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Bowes, J. Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University
• Wyver, S. Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University

Early Child Development and Care, 179(7), 849-862, 2009

Routledge

2009

• A Human Growth & Development
  • AF Family & Development, Family Relationship, Reproduction & Child Rearing, Family Education, Parental Involvement

Goal (Psychology) Parent & Child Parenting Filial Piety Psychology Chinese Chinese Parenting Guan Parental Beliefs Parental Goals Psychological Control

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among parental goals, parental beliefs and parenting styles. Questionnaires were completed during interviews with 189 Hong Kong-Chinese mothers of children aged six to eight years. Results indicated that these mothers embraced Chinese parental beliefs (guan) and Chinese parental goals of filial piety and harmonious social relationships. In contrast to other studies on Chinese parenting, this study examined Chinese mothers' adoption of psychological control in addition to authoritarian and authoritative parenting. Participants' main styles were found to be authoritative and psychologically controlling rather than authoritarian as reported in previous research. Parental goals were found to mediate the effect of parental beliefs on adoption of parenting styles. Mothers who embraced guan and filial piety reported either an authoritarian or a psychologically controlling parenting style, while those who embraced guan and harmonious social relationships adopted an authoritative parenting style.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 03004430

• 10.1080/03004430701536525

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2010-11-28