The impact of adult children's support on the psychological health of rural older adult people in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family old-age care is dominant in Chinese rural society, and children's support is an important force in family old-age care. However, the migration of a large number of young and middle-aged rural laborers has undermined the traditional arrangements for old-age care in rural areas and affected the psychological health of the older adult.

Methods

2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey targets Chinese citizens aged 60 or older and covers 28 provinces in mainland China. In this paper, the database of the CLASS was selected for empirical analysis to explore the impact of children's support on the depression level and loneliness of rural older adults through multiple linear regression, and was divided into two groups according to children's migration to analyze

SUBMITTER: Luo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657984 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature