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Direct linkFuligni, Andrew J.; Zhang, Wenxin – Child Development, 2004
A sense of obligation to support, assist, and respect the family was examined among approximately 700 urban and rural 10th- (M=16.6 years) and 12th- (M=18.9 years) grade students in the People's Republic of China. Urban male adolescents reported a weaker sense of family obligation than did rural male adolescents and both urban and rural female…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Family Relationship
Peer reviewedFuligni, Andrew J.; Pedersen, Sara – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Examined changes in sense of family obligation (FO) among an ethnically diverse group of 745 Americans in transition from secondary school into young adulthood. Found that FO increased for all young adults, with slight variations according to ethnic and financial backgrounds. Implications of FO for employment and educational persistence depended…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Age Differences, Child Responsibility, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedFuligni, Andrew J.; Tseng, Vivian; Lam, May – Child Development, 1999
Examined attitudes toward family obligations in American tenth and twelfth graders from Filipino, Chinese, Mexican, Central and South American, and European backgrounds. Found that even within a society emphasizing adolescent autonomy and independence, youths from families with collectivistic traditions retain their parents' familial values and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
