Parenting styles and health in mid- and late life: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

The impact of relationships in early childhood may be long-lasting and reaching to mid to late life. Limited studies have investigated the associations between parenting style and different aspects of well-being beyond adolescence. The current study aims to examine the association between parenting styles and multiple dimensions of functioning in mid-and later-life adults.

Methods

We used data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) was applied to examine the association between retrospective parenting styles/behaviors in childhood and health outcome.

Results

Compared with authoritative style, authoritarian style predicted worse self-rated health (coefficient = - 0.13, P < 0.001), cognitive functi

SUBMITTER: Ding R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9145460 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature