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Different Interpretations of “Honor Your Parents”: Implications for Obligation of Parental Caregiving

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  • Darlingtina K Esiaka
  • Elizabeth Luth
  • Rodlescia Sneed

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ObjectivesMany religious and cultural settings embrace the principle to “honor your parents.” However, how individuals understand and enact this mandate varies by cultural context and community. The different understanding of “honor your parents” draws attention to motivations for parental caregiving across cultural contexts. This study investigates how individuals in 3 different cultural settings conceptualize “honoring your parents” and how these conceptualizations affect their perceptions of obligations to care for an older parent.MethodsSemistructured interviews with 153 individuals in the United States, Ghana, and Nigeria explored the concept of “honor your parents,” how it is understood, and its relationship to the perceived obligation to care for one’s parents. A content analysis was applied to all transcripts and analyzed for discussion.ResultsAmong individuals in the United States, “honor your parents” is less likely to be conceived as providing material and instrumental care to a parent, and more in terms of emotional care. In contrast, individuals in Nigeria and Ghana closely associated “honor your parents” with providing material and instrumental care to a parent.DiscussionUnderstanding how different conceptions of “honor your parents” translate to expectations for and modes of parental caregiving can illuminate how caregiving needs can be met for the aging populations of the United States, Ghana, and Nigeria.

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  • Darlingtina K Esiaka & Elizabeth Luth & Rodlescia Sneed, 2023. "Different Interpretations of “Honor Your Parents”: Implications for Obligation of Parental Caregiving," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 78(11), pages 1787-1795.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:78:y:2023:i:11:p:1787-1795.
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    1. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson & Beverly H. Brummett & Paula Goodwin & Sharon Wallace Williams & Redford B. Williams & Ilene C. Siegler, 2005. "Effect of Race on Cultural Justifications for Caregiving," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 60(5), pages 257-262.
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