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Gender, Filial Piety, and Parent-Child Relationship Satisfaction Among Adult-Child Caregivers (104623)
Thursday, 9 July 2026 15:45
Session: Poster Session 1
Room: Brunei Gallery (Ground Floor)
Presentation Type:Poster Presentation
As population aging increases reliance on informal care, understanding what motivates adult children to care for aging parents has become essential. Filial-piety, conceptualized in contemporary research as comprising pragmatic obligation and compassionate reverence, offers a valuable framework for examining these motivations. Yet little is known about how the quality of the parent–child relationship interacts with caregiver gender in shaping filial attitudes. This study investigates these dynamics among 387 adult-child caregivers aged 40 and older. Participants completed validated measures of parent–child relationship satisfaction and the two dimensions of filial-piety. Moderation analyses demonstrated that although women reported higher levels of both pragmatic obligation and compassionate reverence, relationship satisfaction was a considerably stronger predictor of these filial orientations among men. For men, higher satisfaction with the parent–child relationship was strongly associated with greater sense of duty and enhanced emotional reverence toward their parents. Among women, these associations were significant but more modest, indicating that women’s caregiving attitudes tend to be guided by enduring normative expectations rather than by fluctuations in relational quality. Interpreted through intergenerational solidarity theory and gender role theory, the findings highlight meaningful gender differences in the sources that shape filial-piety. Men’s filial attitudes appear more dependent on the perceived emotional quality and reciprocity within the parent–child relationship, whereas women’s attitudes reflect more stable, socially embedded caregiving norms. These results underline the importance of gender-sensitive support for caregivers:support for men may benefit from strengthening relational dimensions of care, while support for women should address the pressures associated with internalized caregiving expectations.
Authors:
Maya Kagan, Ariel University, Israel
Pnina Dolberg, Ruppin, Israel
Sagit Lev, Bar-Ilan, Israel
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Maya Kagan is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Ariel University in Israel
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