The aim of this study was to examine filial piety among Chinese adult children caregivers and its relationship with their self-perceived caregiving burden. We used the data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey 2005 wave and the Family Dynamics Survey. This study included 661 dyads of older adults with functional limitations and their adult children caregivers (417 from rural areas and 244 from urban areas). Caregiving burden was measured by the Zarit’s Burden Interview (Chinese) and the filial piety perception was measured by the filial piety scale. The results showed that compared with those in urban areas, caregivers in rural areas tended to report a higher level of caregiving burden (p<0.05). The greater sense of filial piety the adult children reported, the lower level of the caregiving burden they perceived (p<0.05). This study suggests that valuing filial piety might be positively associated with reducing level of caregiving burden.
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