Filial Piety and AI: Consumer Choices in Elderly Smart Robots
Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v6i2.3971
Abstract
This study is based on the Dual Filial Piety Model and Social Support Theory to examine Beijing consumers’ perceptions, purchase intentions, and influencing factors regarding elderly-oriented intelligent robots. Using qualitative methods and grounded theory coding, in-depth interviews were systematically analyzed. The findings demonstrate that filial piety beliefs fundamentally shape consumers’ support strategies and purchasing preferences. Consumers with authoritarian filial piety tend to fulfill obligations through economic means and exhibit no clear preference for robot types. In contrast, those with reciprocal filial piety prefer to provide emotional support personally and are inclined to select task-oriented robots to outsource instrumental care. Positioned within the broader discourse of technological filial piety, this study incorporates cultural values into the understanding of aging-related consumption and provides practical implications for the development and market adoption of age-friendly intelligent technologies.
Keywords
Elderly-oriented smart robots, social support, dual filial piety, technological filial piety
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