The Cultural Context of Parentification- Filial Piety and Caregiving in Vietnamese Families.

Researchers have identified parentification as a widespread phenomenon. However, few, if any, research has examined it in ethnic families. Drawing data from a Vietnamese family relations survey, in-depth interviews and Vietnamese children's textbooks, this paper examines filial piety in Vietnamese families as a mechanism that could moderate the negative effects of parentification. In particular, it proposes that filial piety provides a context for the regulation and interpretation of family relationships such that increased caretaking does not result in increased risk of destructive parentification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]