Chinese Migrant Workers' Care Experiences

A Model of the Mediating Roles of Filial Piety

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4645941
AutoresLongtao He (0000-0001-7072-7457, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China, autor de correspondencia), Kate Van Heugten (0000-0001-5692-1448, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand)
Año2020
Volumen30
Número11
Páginas1749-1761
Fecha de publicación2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732320925420
PMID32564651
OpenAlexW3035986113
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas34

Filial piety is a highly relevant cultural mechanism that mediates the impacts of caregiving experiences on Chinese adult children, worldwide but perhaps especially in rural China. We undertook qualitative research with 24 migrant workers who were caring for an elderly parent diagnosed with terminal cancer. Research aims included building a comprehensive explanatory theoretical model for filial piety's mediating role in caregivers' lived experiences. We undertook a culturally sensitive Foucauldian discourse analysis of data, which showed that filial piety can not only function as a positive resource but also (mainly) translate to a requirement for secrecy, including about an ill parent's prognosis and the need for support for caregivers. The findings challenge the extent of this secrecy and the burdens it places on caregivers. Policy makers should take account of the importance of filial piety and its mediating role both as a resource and hindrance to providing support to caregivers

Filial piety · Qualitative research · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology