Gender Role Attitudes and Values toward Caring for Older Adults in Contemporary China, Japan, and South Korea: Evidence from a Cross-sectional Survey

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The twenty-first century witnessed dramatic changes in family structure, demographics, and values in East Asian societies. However, little is known about how gender role attitudes influence values toward caring for older adults among contemporary East Asian societies. By using individual-level data from the 2012 China General Social Survey, the 2012 Japan General Social Survey, and the 2012 Korean General Social Survey, this study sheds light on how adult children (aged 20-60) think about caring for older adults in a context of changing family structure, demographics, and social norms. Binary logistic regression estimation results reveal that, first, compared with Japan, traditional filial piety was less eroded in China and South Korea. Second, gender role attitudes play a significant role in adult children’s values toward caring for older adults, especially among Japanese adult children; maintaining traditional gender role attitudes would intensify adult children’s familial filial piety. Third, compared with men, women are less likely to prefer individual and family as caregivers for their older parents.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Hypotheses
• Data and Methodology
• Empirical Results
• Robustness Checks
• Discussion
• Implications and limitations
• References

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