Impacts of grandparenting on older Chinese adults' mental health: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The practice of grandparenting has been growing in popularity worldwide, particularly in Asian societies. Nevertheless, there is a lack of thorough studies investigating the mental health effects of grandchild care on grandparents, particularly within the family context. The present study aimed to explore the impact of grandparenting on depressive symptoms in older Chinese adults, taking into account the functional role of intergenerational support.

Methods

Using the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS, 2014 and 2018, N = 9,486), we employed the Pooled Ordinary Least Square method (POLS) to explore the association between depressive symptoms and grandparenting intensity as well as include the interaction terms to investigate the role of intergenerational

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10571259 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature