Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental care
IntroductionDue to declining birthrates and aging populations, parental care is going to place a greater burden on younger generations in the future, especially in East Asia where it is more common for children to provide care regardless of whether there is a national long-term care insurance progra...
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| description | IntroductionDue to declining birthrates and aging populations, parental care is going to place a greater burden on younger generations in the future, especially in East Asia where it is more common for children to provide care regardless of whether there is a national long-term care insurance program. Therefore, it has become important to understand the younger generation's views on parental care.MethodsAn explorative, metathematic qualitative study design was used. Data collection relied on semi-structured interviews, of which 19 Chinese and 19 Japanese university students were conducted from December 2021 to July 2022 using a snowball sampling method. Metatheme analysis was then used to identify broad cross-cultural metathemes and inter-relationships on parental care.ResultsThree parental care metathemes were identified for the perspectives of parental care: distrust of leaving parental care to others, responsibility to care for their parents, and importance of parent-child interactions about parental care.ConclusionTo improve social support for care, both countries must improve long-term care service delivery and healthcare systems and ensure that there is a trusting relationship between healthcare professionals and the public. Governments should also ensure that adult children receive assistance to balance their work, life, and parental care responsibilities. The findings provide several practical suggestions for improving healthcare systems in China and Japan through the younger generations' views. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-518ef560e3704287a01de6d12cde5e442023-09-04T09:23:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-09-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12168311216831Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental careXuxin Peng0Hisae Nakatani1Huifang Chen2Yuriko Inoue3Fang Song4Mikako Yoshihara5Ruxin Lei6Department of Community and Public Health Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JapanDepartment of Community and Public Health Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JapanSchool of Nursing, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Community and Public Health Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JapanDepartment of Community and Public Health Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JapanDepartment of Community and Public Health Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JapanDepartment of Community and Public Health Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JapanIntroductionDue to declining birthrates and aging populations, parental care is going to place a greater burden on younger generations in the future, especially in East Asia where it is more common for children to provide care regardless of whether there is a national long-term care insurance program. Therefore, it has become important to understand the younger generation's views on parental care.MethodsAn explorative, metathematic qualitative study design was used. Data collection relied on semi-structured interviews, of which 19 Chinese and 19 Japanese university students were conducted from December 2021 to July 2022 using a snowball sampling method. Metatheme analysis was then used to identify broad cross-cultural metathemes and inter-relationships on parental care.ResultsThree parental care metathemes were identified for the perspectives of parental care: distrust of leaving parental care to others, responsibility to care for their parents, and importance of parent-child interactions about parental care.ConclusionTo improve social support for care, both countries must improve long-term care service delivery and healthcare systems and ensure that there is a trusting relationship between healthcare professionals and the public. Governments should also ensure that adult children receive assistance to balance their work, life, and parental care responsibilities. The findings provide several practical suggestions for improving healthcare systems in China and Japan through the younger generations' views.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1216831/fullparental carehealth policycross-cultural studyChinaJapan |
| spellingShingle | Xuxin Peng Hisae Nakatani Huifang Chen Yuriko Inoue Fang Song Mikako Yoshihara Ruxin Lei Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental care Frontiers in Public Health parental care health policy cross-cultural study China Japan |
| title | Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental care |
| title_full | Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental care |
| title_fullStr | Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental care |
| title_short | Cross-cultural metathemes of Chinese and Japanese university students' perspective on parental care |
| title_sort | cross cultural metathemes of chinese and japanese university students perspective on parental care |
| topic | parental care health policy cross-cultural study China Japan |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1216831/full |
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