| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·How Can Research on Filial Piety Be Intercultural? | 第13-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research Focus | 第17-18页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-41页 |
| ·Definition and Historical Development of Filial Piety | 第19-20页 |
| ·Levels of Filial Piety | 第20-22页 |
| ·Traditional Contents of Filial Piety | 第22-30页 |
| ·General Rules of Traditional Filial Piety | 第22-24页 |
| ·Inner Respect and External Behavior | 第24-25页 |
| ·Daily Services | 第25-26页 |
| ·Filial Piety after the Parents are Deceased | 第26-28页 |
| ·Subcategories of Traditional Filial Piety | 第28-30页 |
| ·Modern Filial Piety | 第30-33页 |
| ·Christian Doctrines of Honoring Parents | 第33-35页 |
| ·Influence of Christian Denominations on Filial Piety | 第34-35页 |
| ·Previous Research and Instruments | 第35-40页 |
| ·First Approach | 第36-37页 |
| ·Second Approach | 第37-38页 |
| ·Third Approach | 第38-39页 |
| ·Comparative Research | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第41-49页 |
| ·Research Design | 第41-42页 |
| ·Translation and Adaptation of Yang K-S's Filial Piety Scale | 第42-44页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第44-46页 |
| ·Research Process and Participants | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Four Research Results and Discussion | 第49-81页 |
| ·Reliability of the Questionnaire | 第49-50页 |
| ·General Description of Participants' Filial Piety | 第50-51页 |
| ·Correlation | 第51-54页 |
| ·T-test | 第54-79页 |
| ·Compare Chinese and American Christians' Filial Attitudes and Behaviors | 第54-70页 |
| ·Investigating Research Question 1 and Hypothesis 1 | 第54-61页 |
| ·Investigating Research Question 2 and Hypothesis 2 | 第61-69页 |
| ·Investigating Research Question 3 and Hypothesis 3 | 第69-70页 |
| ·Investigating Research Question 4 and Hypothesis 4 | 第70-79页 |
| ·Gender's Influence on Filial Piety | 第70-74页 |
| ·The Influence of Only Child on Filial Piety | 第74-76页 |
| ·The Influence of Chinese Cultural Heritage on American Christians | 第76-79页 |
| ·Data Discussion | 第79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第81-84页 |
| References | 第84-89页 |
| Appendix 1 Questionnaire in Chinese | 第89-94页 |
| Appendix 2 Questionnaire in English | 第94-99页 |
