Princess sickness
It is speculated that the term originated with the rise of the Four Asian Tigers across Asia, in which rapid economic growth may have contributed to a corresponding rise in consumerist or materialistic attitudes and upper classes investing heavily in their children, who might subsequently become accustomed to material wealth and domestic help.[3][4]
Causes
In
spoiled.[6] A widening income gap in Hong Kong, along with concerns over democracy and social inequality, also reflects the perceived attitudes of the 'elite' classes.[7][8]
Furthermore, social mobility in East Asia is primarily based on personal and academic achievement.[9] For that reason, parents may place a great deal of academic pressure on both children and their teachers, micro-managing their child's academic career to achieve higher grades.[10][11] Some suggest that this results in dependence or a lack of responsibility.
In popular culture
- "Princess Syndrome" (Gōng Zhǔ Bìng 公主病) – a song by Taiwanese singer Exclamation Mark.[12]
- "Disease Princess" – a song by Japanese musician Masa.
- "Princess Disease" – a song by British Power Electronics group Whitehouse on their album "Cruise".
- "World is Mine" – a song by software voicebank Hatsune Miku.
See also
- Black American princess
- Cluster B personality disorders
- Gong nui
- Gynocentrism
- Jewish-American princess
- Little Emperor Syndrome
References
- ^ "HK princesses rattle local hikikomori". South China Morning Post. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ myhongkonghusband, Lina (12 October 2013). "公主病 – on princess syndrome and tough relationships". My Hong Kong Husband. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "THE PRINCESS SYNDROME: EMERGING CHANGES IN CHINESE SOCIETY « USI – Blog". usiblog.in. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ISBN 9788490121542.
- ^ Speed, Barbara (30 September 2014). "Hong Kong's low birth rate blamed on women's "sexual problems"". CityMetric Horizons. CityMetric. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Wong, Bill. "Monster/Helicopter Parents and Their Children's Independence". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Carroll, Toby (28 July 2014). "Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement is about inequality. The elite knows it". the Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Hu, Fox; Yun, Michelle (30 September 2013). "Hong Kong Poverty Line Shows Wealth Gap With One in Five Poor". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "2009–2010 Hong Kong Policy Address". Hong Kong SAR Government. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Tomohiro, Osaki (27 January 2011). "Exasperated teacher takes on Japan's 'monster parents'". CNN Travel. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "Introduction of Jay Chou's music album". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2013.