Examination of the Pygmalion Effect of the Filial Piety on Asian American Students

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Abstract

The study examines if Confucius’ filial piety has a positive relationship with Asian American student’s academic achievement and social emotional behaviors competence in the context of Pygmalion effect in the U.S. A total of 182 students with Confucius-faith belief from five universities participated in the survey. Pearson correlation analyses revealed that filial piety does have positive relationships with Asian American student’s high academic achievement (r =.71, p < .05) and social emotional behavioral competence (r =.70, p < .05). However, that being obedient to parents has low correlation with academic achievement and emotional competence, r =.45, p <.05 and r = .45, p < .05, respectively.

Authors

• Sham`ah Md-Yunus, Eastern Illinois University

• Joohi Lee, University of Texas - Arlington