Grandchild care and life satisfaction of older adults: Empirical evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In China, grandchild care plays an important social role later in life. The effects of grandchild care on physical health and depression in older adults have been illustrated. However, there is a gap in research on grandchild care and life satisfaction of older adults specifically based on the Chinese experience.

Method

Based on 7,079 individuals' data from 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS), this study explored the impact of grandchild care on older adults' life satisfaction by using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Propensity Score Matching (PSM), and instrumental variables (IV) models.

Results

The empirical results indicated that (1) life satisfaction was significantly higher for older adults who undertook grandchild care compared to those

SUBMITTER: Dong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939526 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature