abstract: 'Emphasis placed on Xiao (filial piety) in Chinese culture highlights

  parents'' investment in their children with the expectation of being

  cared for when older. An increasing number of Chinese students come to

  the United Kingdom (UK) to study, with the majority returning home and

  likely to become future care-givers for their parents. Little attention

  has been paid to the implications of transnational mobility of Chinese

  students on the reciprocal aspects of future care responsibility. With

  the uniquely changing family structure due to consequences of the

  One-Child Policy, we conducted proactive research on the opportunities

  and challenges that Chinese transnational students anticipate they may

  face in future care-giving for elderly parents. Hence, this study''s aim

  was to make a novel contribution to knowledge through exploration of the

  perspectives of Chinese students in England on intergenerational ties

  and filial obligations. Adopting a social constructivist philosophical

  position, we conducted three focus groups with 19 UK-based Chinese

  students, using a semi-structured topic guide with informed consent.

  Interviews were translated, transcribed and analysed using reflective

  thematic analysis, capturing semantic and latent meanings, and employed

  a descriptive and interpretative approach. Six themes were discovered,

  revealing a `culture of duty'' where familial obligation and societal

  expectations were prominent. Prospective care-givers anticipated a

  future dilemma between balancing work commitments and providing care as

  mandated by Xiao. Furthermore, it appeared that lack of preparedness

  might further exacerbate barriers faced when accessing support. We

  surmised that the changing demographics and absence of formal support

  could compound stressors over time, especially if cognitive dissonance

  arises as realities of life do not fit with societal expectations. Our

  findings imply that policy makers, practitioners and the government will

  need to adequately support prospective family care-givers who are

  returnees in caring for older generations.'
affiliation: 'Bifarin, O (Corresponding Author), Univ Bradford, Fac Hlth Studies,
  Ctr Appl Dementia Studies, Bradford, W Yorkshire, England.

  Bifarin, O (Corresponding Author), Liverpool John Moores Univ, Fac Hlth, Sch Nursing
  \& Allied Hlth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

  Bifarin, O (Corresponding Author), Mersey Care NHS Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside,
  England.

  Bifarin, Oladayo; Quinn, Catherine; Zhang, Bing; Oyebode, Jan, Univ Bradford, Fac
  Hlth Studies, Ctr Appl Dementia Studies, Bradford, W Yorkshire, England.

  Bifarin, Oladayo, Liverpool John Moores Univ, Fac Hlth, Sch Nursing \& Allied Hlth,
  Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

  Bifarin, Oladayo, Mersey Care NHS Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

  Breen, Liz, Univ Bradford, Fac Life Sci, Sch Pharm \& Med Sci, Bradford, W Yorkshire,
  England.'
article-number: PII S0144686X22001118
author: Bifarin, Oladayo and Quinn, Catherine and Breen, Liz and Zhang, Bing and Oyebode,
  Jan
author-email: o.o.bifarin@ljmu.ac.uk
author_list:
- family: Bifarin
  given: Oladayo
- family: Quinn
  given: Catherine
- family: Breen
  given: Liz
- family: Zhang
  given: Bing
- family: Oyebode
  given: Jan
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1017/S0144686X22001118
earlyaccessdate: OCT 2022
eissn: 1469-1779
files: []
issn: 0144-686X
journal: AGEING \& SOCIETY
keywords: 'autonomy and self-efficacy; filial piety; care obligation; formal

  care-giving; intergenerational relationships'
keywords-plus: CAREGIVERS; STRESS; PEOPLE; MOBILITY; ADULTS; IMPACT; ABUSE
language: English
month: 2022 OCT 11
number-of-cited-references: '62'
orcid-numbers: Bifarin, Oladayo/0000-0002-8247-2508
papis_id: 09387263b55311d905d4f8dc7f077a9a
ref: Bifarin2022intersectionsculture
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Intersections between the culture of Xiao and caring for older relatives in
  China: perspectives of United Kingdom-based Chinese students on future care for
  their parents'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000865611600001
usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
usage-count-since-2013: '11'
web-of-science-categories: Gerontology
year: '2022'