Chung Kai Li, Tan C S, Phua S J Y, Tang S T
University of Nottingham Malaysia.
University of Reading Malaysia.
J Psychol. 2025;159(6):445-459. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2024.2420268. Epub 2024 Oct 30.
Filial piety and perfectionism are associated with life satisfaction and are influenced by family values. This study examined the roles of filial piety beliefs and perfectionism in life satisfaction among 379 young adults aged 18 to 25 in Malaysia ( = 199) and the United Kingdom ( = 180). In both samples, reciprocal and authoritarian filial piety beliefs showed positive correlations with life satisfaction, while maladaptive perfectionism correlated negatively with life satisfaction. There was a positive correlation between adaptive perfectionism and life satisfaction only in the Malaysian sample. In both samples, adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism mediated the relationship between reciprocal filial piety and life satisfaction, but in opposite directions. That is, higher reciprocal filial piety was related to higher adaptive perfectionism and greater life satisfaction; higher reciprocal filial piety was also related to lower maladaptive perfectionism and better life satisfaction. Furthermore, maladaptive perfectionism mediated the relationship between authoritarian filial piety and life satisfaction in both samples; higher authoritarian filial piety was related to higher maladaptive perfectionism and reduced life satisfaction. However, specifically in the Malaysian sample, higher authoritarian filial piety predicted greater adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism. Findings highlight the importance of considering traditional family values, individual differences, and their interaction when evaluating subjective wellbeing.
孝道与完美主义与生活满意度相关，并受到家庭价值观的影响。本研究调查了马来西亚（n = 199）和英国（n = 180）379名18至25岁年轻人中孝道信念和完美主义在生活满意度中的作用。在两个样本中，互惠型和专制型孝道信念与生活满意度呈正相关，而适应不良的完美主义与生活满意度呈负相关。只有在马来西亚样本中，适应性完美主义与生活满意度呈正相关。在两个样本中，适应性和适应不良的完美主义都介导了互惠型孝道与生活满意度之间的关系，但方向相反。也就是说，更高的互惠型孝道与更高的适应性完美主义和更高的生活满意度相关；更高的互惠型孝道也与更低的适应不良的完美主义和更好的生活满意度相关。此外，适应不良的完美主义在两个样本中都介导了专制型孝道与生活满意度之间的关系；更高的专制型孝道与更高的适应不良的完美主义和更低的生活满意度相关。然而，具体在马来西亚样本中，更高的专制型孝道预示着更高的适应性和适应不良的完美主义。研究结果凸显了在评估主观幸福感时考虑传统家庭价值观、个体差异及其相互作用的重要性。
