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| Intergenerational social support and the psychological well-being of older parents in China | | Author(s) | Xuan Chen, Merril Silverstein |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 22, no 1, January 2000 |
| Pages | pp 43-65 |
| Keywords | Well being ; Informal care ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; China. |
| Annotation | The relationship between intergenerational support and the psychological well-being of older Chinese parents were explored in this study. Effects of structural, functional, emotional, and appraisal social support on older Chinese parents' well-being were tested by analysing data collected from a random sample of 3,039 persons aged 55 and over who participated in the 1992 baseline survey of the Beijing Multidimensional Longitudinal Study on Aging (BMLSOA). Multiple regression was used to determine whether intergenerational exchanges of social support influenced older parents' morale. Findings revealed that providing instrumental support to children and satisfaction with children directly improve parents' well-being. The benefits of receiving support from children were fully mediated by parents' satisfaction with their children. The positive effect of providing functional support were magnified among parents who adhered to more traditional norms regarding family support. The results suggest that the psychological benefits of intergenerational support exchanges should not be ignored when developing elder care policy in China. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000221208 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: P6: SR: SS: 7DC |
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