Vietnamese religiosity, premarital sexual permissiveness, and abortion attitudes: the mediating role of filial piety

Vietnamese religiosity, premarital sexual permissiveness, and abortion attitudes: the mediating role of filial piety

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Abstract This study focuses on filial piety, a fundamental psychological factor in Vietnam and its relationship with religiosity and attitudes toward abortion.Drawing on data from 656 participants, the Pull Along Toy research employed the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method and identified significant differences in intrinsic religiosity (IR) based on various forms of cohabitation with parents.Furthermore, the findings revealed a positive association between age and religiosity.Higher levels of IR were Peg Box linked to more conservative attitudes toward abortion (AAS), whereas greater premarital sexual permissiveness (PSP) was associated with more pro-choice views.

Filial piety played a mediating role in the relationship between IR and AAS.These insights offer a deeper understanding of how religiosity and filial piety influence abortion attitudes among individuals in Vietnam.