Filial piety is a fundamental ethical concept in Chinese culture and a core belief in family education. However, perceptions of filial piety vary based on sex, birth cohort, educational level, and administration modes, possibly due to differential responses to evaluation items among these groups. This study employed Rasch Item Information Functions to conduct a Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analysis on the RR2022 data from the Taiwan’s Panel Study of Family Dynamics (PSFD). The analysis examined whether responses to items assessing filial piety perspectives differed by sex, birth cohort (Baby Boomers, Generation X, Y, Z), educational level (high school or below, college, postgraduate), and administration modes (audio interview, video interview, online self-administration). Results indicated that the item "A daughter should frequently visit her parents after marriage" exhibited DIF based on sex, birth cohort, educational level, and administration mode. The item "Regardless of how poorly your parents treat you, you should still treat them well" showed DIF based on birth cohort and educational level. The items "Abandon personal aspirations to fulfill parental wishes" and "Have at least one son to continue the family line" exhibited DIF based on birth cohort. Moreover, even after removing these four items that exhibited DIF, differences in filial piety perspectives still existed across groups defined by sex, birth cohort, educational level, and administration mode. In conclusion, while differential responses due to sex, birth cohort, educational level, and administration mode exist, these factors do not fully explain the variations in filial piety perspectives among different groups.

Authors:
Shih-Wei Yang, National Chiayi University & Tainan University of Technology, Taiwan
Tsai-Wei Huang, National Chiayi University, Taiwan
Malcolm Koo, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Ms. Shih Wei, Yang is currently a PhD candidate at the Graduate Institute of Education at National Chiayi University in Taiwan and a lecturer in the Department of Beauty and Styling Design at Tainan University of Technology.

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