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Item Evaluating the filial behaviour scale across three cultural groups using exploratory structural equation modelling(Wiley, 2022-09-30) Zong, Xiaoli; Ingoglia, Sonia; Coco, Alida Lo; Tan, Jo-Pei; Inguglia, Cristiano; Liga, Francesca; Cheah, Charissa S. L.Filial piety is a Confucian concept that guides how children treat and take care of their parents. The Filial Behavior Scale (FBS) is a 25-item instrument developed in the Chinese context measuring behavioral manifestations of filial piety. Although the components of filial piety have been found to be relevant across cultures, little research has investigated the psychometric properties of the FBS in other cultural contexts. The present study evaluated the factor structure, internal consistency, measurement invariance, and construct validity of the FBS across three cultural groups: the United States, Italy, and Malaysia. Participants were 1,090 emerging adults (67% females; Mage = 21.29 years, SD = 1.97; White Americans: n = 455, White Italians: n = 428, Malays: n = 328). A two-factor structure emerged across groups: Obedience/Obligation (behaviors showing obedience and obligation towards parents) and Relationship (behaviors expressing affection and promoting positive parent-child relationships). The two factors demonstrated adequate internal consistency, full configural, partial metric, and partial scalar invariance, as well as unique associations with depressive symptoms and parent-child relationships across groups. These findings yielded a more nuanced understanding of filial behavior and supported the utility of a two-factor FBS among emerging adults in various cultural contexts.Item The Good Parent: Southern Italian Mothers’ Conceptualization of Good Parenting and Parent–Child Relationships(SAGE Journals, 2019-04-17) Cricchio, Maria Grazia Lo; Coco, Alida Lo; Cheah, Charissa; Liga, FrancescaThirty mothers, ranging in age between 30 and 46 years, participated in seven focus groups aimed at analyzing perceptions and ideas of the characteristics of a good parent and parent–child relationship in southern Italy (Sicily). The discussions were transcribed and analyzed using the constant comparative analysis approach. Two major themes, discipline and affection, emerged from the discussions about the idea of a good parent, with seven further subthemes. In defining good parenting beliefs and practices, Sicilian mothers mostly believed that control, discipline, and demandingness were imperative and prioritized over warmth and responsiveness. Despite the importance given to demandingness, a good parent–child relationship was predominantly described as the result of a balance between love and control, mainly based on communication, confidence, and respect. Our findings were interpreted and discussed with consideration to the collectivistic and familistic nature of Sicilian society.