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<p>Understanding culturally-specific and locally-relevant profiles of positive parenting ensures parenting interventions are designed and matched with parents’ values and needs. This study employed Q-methodology to examine parents’ perceptions of what it means to be a “good parent” for young children in Hong Kong. A purposive sample of 101 parents with children ages 3–5 years (58.4% mothers; mean age = 37.5 years) ranked the importance of 64 statements of parenting goals and styles on a Q-sort continuum. By-person factor analysis uncovered four prevailing views: (1) emotion-focused parenting; (2) survival-focused parenting; (3) outcomes-focused parenting; and (4) traditions-focused parenting. Overall, views of a “good parent” in Hong Kong did not align with traditional notions of Chinese parenting. Findings support Q-methodology as an alternative method to develop positive parenting frameworks across cultures.</p>

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Perceptions of Being a ‘Good Parent’ of Preschool Children: A Q-study of Hong Kong Parents

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    2025年11月7日

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  • Grace W. K. Ho,
  • Athena C. Y. Chan,
  • Jonie Chiu,
  • Deborah A. Gross

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Understanding culturally-specific and locally-relevant profiles of positive parenting ensures parenting interventions are designed and matched with parents’ values and needs. This study employed Q-methodology to examine parents’ perceptions of what it means to be a “good parent” for young children in Hong Kong. A purposive sample of 101 parents with children ages 3–5 years (58.4% mothers; mean age = 37.5 years) ranked the importance of 64 statements of parenting goals and styles on a Q-sort continuum. By-person factor analysis uncovered four prevailing views: (1) emotion-focused parenting; (2) survival-focused parenting; (3) outcomes-focused parenting; and (4) traditions-focused parenting. Overall, views of a “good parent” in Hong Kong did not align with traditional notions of Chinese parenting. Findings support Q-methodology as an alternative method to develop positive parenting frameworks across cultures.