Parental socialization beliefs and practices in the Chinese context

Tan Lei Shek; Tsin Yee Janet Leung; Moon Y.M. Law; Ching Chit Chau

doi:10.4324/9781003383949-4

Parental socialization beliefs and practices in the Chinese context

Tan Lei Shek
, Tsin Yee Janet Leung
, Moon Y.M. Law
, Ching Chit Chau

Department of Applied Social Sciences

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Academic research › peer-review

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This chapter focuses on parental socialization beliefs and practices in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong is an international city with Western cultural attributes, it is also strongly influenced by traditional Chinese culture. The first section outlines the salient socialization beliefs and practices under the influence of traditional Chinese culture, with particular reference to two family instruction books (Di Zi Gui and Master Chu’s Homilies for Families). In the second section, research findings on parental socialization beliefs in Hong Kong are reviewed. The third part focuses on parenting practice in Hong Kong and its consequences on adolescent developmental outcomes. Moreover, the future research directions in this area are outlined in the fourth section. Finally, several practice and policy recommendations based on this review are proposed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Asian parenting
Subtitle of host publication	Meanings, characteristics, and implications
Editors	Xinyin Chen
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	4
Pages	67-88
Number of pages	22
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040311769
ISBN (Print)	9781032469508
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003383949-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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Asian parenting: Meanings, characteristics, and implications. ed. / Xinyin Chen. 1. ed. Routledge, 2025. p. 67-88.

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