Abstract
Based on Leung, Koch, and Lu’s (2002) dualistic harmony model, we examined the relations of two harmony-seeking behaviors—harmony enhancement and disintegration avoidance—to family functioning among 177 Hong Kong Chinese adolescent‒parent dyads. Structural equation modeling results showed that adolescent-rated harmony enhancement was positively related to adolescent-rated family functioning whereas parent-rated harmony enhancement was positively related to parent-rated family functioning. Disintegration avoidance, however, was not related to family functioning in the two samples. Furthermore, no significant cross-path association between harmony-seeking behaviors and family functioning was identified, meaning that the harmony-seeking behaviors of adolescents and their parents did not relate to each other’s perception of family functioning. Implications of these findings to our understanding of family in Chinese culture are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 82-90 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chinese harmony-seeking behaviors
- family functioning