Which wound cuts deeper: the loss of an only child or loss of a spouse? A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Fudan University suggests that Chinese parents find the loss of an only child to be approximately 1.3 times as psychologically distressing than the loss of a spouse.
Chinese parents find the loss of an only child to be more devastating than loss of a spouse
Which wound cuts deeper: the loss of an only child or loss of a spouse? A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Fudan University suggests that Chinese parents find the loss of an only child to be approximately 1.3 times as psychologically distressing than the loss of a spouse. The findings are published in the journal
Aging & Mental Health.
Older adults in China rely heavily on family support, particularly from their adult children. Filial piety the Confucian idea describing a respect for one s parents and responsibility for adult children to care for their parents as they age is a central value in traditional Chinese culture.
Losing an only child is more devastating than losing spouse
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08 May 2021, 03:37 GMT+10
New York [US], May 7 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Fudan University suggests that Chinese parents find the loss of an only child to be approximately 1.3 times as psychologically distressing than the loss of a spouse.
The findings are published in the journal AgingMental Health.
Older adults in China rely heavily on family support, particularly from their adult children. Filial piety the Confucian idea describing respect for one s parents and responsibility for adult children to care for their parents as they age is a central value in traditional Chinese culture.
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Losing an only child is more devastating than losing a spouse, according to study of Chinese parents
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Which wound cuts deeper: the loss of an only child or loss of a spouse? A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Fudan University suggests that Chinese parents find the loss of an only child to be approximately 1.3 times as psychologically distressing than the loss of a spouse. The findings are published in the journal Aging & Mental Health.
Older adults in China rely heavily on family support, particularly from their adult children. Filial piety–the Confucian idea describing a respect for one’s parents and responsibility for adult children to care for their parents as they age–is a central value in traditional Chinese culture.