A cross-cultural study of filial piety and palliative care knowledge: moderating effect of culture and universality of filial piety

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the moderating effect of culture on the relationships between filial piety and palliative care knowledge. The secondary aim is to investigate whether filial piety is a universal construct across Singaporean and Australian cultures. A total of 508 participants living in Singapore and Australia were surveyed between May and October 2020. The final sample comprised of 406 participants, with 224 Singaporeans and 182 Australians. There were 289 females (71.1%), 115 males (28.3%), and two unspecified gender (0.6%) in the sample, with an average age of 27.27 years (SD = 9.79, range = 18-73).
Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: SPSS
Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: SPSS

本研究的首要目标为探讨文化对孝道与姑息照护知识间关系的调节效应，次要目标则为探究孝道是否为新加坡与澳大利亚文化中共通的构念（construct）。本研究于2020年5月至10月期间，共招募508名定居于新加坡及澳大利亚的参与者开展问卷调查，最终有效样本量为406人，其中新加坡籍参与者224名，澳大利亚籍参与者182名。样本构成如下：女性289人（占比71.1%）、男性115人（占比28.3%），另有2人性别未明确标注（占比0.6%）；参与者平均年龄为27.27岁，标准差SD=9.79，年龄范围为18至73岁。本研究用于创建与采集数据的软件/设备为SPSS，用于处理与分析数据的软件/设备同样为SPSS。