Does co-residence with adult children associate with better psychological well-being among the oldest old in China?
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| 作者 | Wang, Jinfeng; Chen, Tianyong ; Han, Buxin
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| 刊名 | AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
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| 出版日期 | 2014-02-17 |
| 卷号 | 18期号:2页码:232-239 |
| 关键词 | psychological well-being social support extreme old age living arrangement independent living |
| ISSN号 | 1360-7863 |
| 英文摘要 | Objectives: Embedded in a traditional culture where filial piety was honored, living with adult children once had been the most prevalent living arrangement and the best option for Chinese elderly people. This study examined whether co-residence with adult children would be still beneficial to the psychological well-being (PWB) among the oldest old (aged 80 and above) in China today.Method: Using data from the fifth wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey conducted in 2008, the authors examined the living arrangements among the total sample (n = 12,213) and the association between living arrangement and PWB among a subsample (n = 7037) of respondents with normal cognition.Results: (1) More than half (67.1%) of the unmarried oldest old reported being co-resided with their children; while for the married oldest old, the majority of the respondents (62.4%) lived with a spouse only. (2) For the widowed, co-residence with adult children was associated with better PWB compared to living alone; but for the married, co-residence did not bring additional benefits to the PWB. (3) Co-residence of the widowed and children was associated with better life satisfaction compared to living with a spouse only, while it was associated with lower emotional well-being compared to living with a spouse (with or without a child).Conclusion: These findings suggest that living arrangements of Chinese oldest old are partially getting westernized, and a majority of them adapt it well. Government programs need to be developed to assist the Chinese oldest old (especially widowed) to live independently. |
| 收录类别 | SSCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000330164500014 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/14185]  |
| 专题 | 心理研究所_中国科学院心理健康重点实验室 |
| 作者单位 | Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, Jinfeng,Chen, Tianyong,Han, Buxin. Does co-residence with adult children associate with better psychological well-being among the oldest old in China?[J]. AGING & MENTAL HEALTH,2014,18(2):232-239. |
| APA | Wang, Jinfeng,Chen, Tianyong,&Han, Buxin.(2014).Does co-residence with adult children associate with better psychological well-being among the oldest old in China?.AGING & MENTAL HEALTH,18(2),232-239. |
| MLA | Wang, Jinfeng,et al."Does co-residence with adult children associate with better psychological well-being among the oldest old in China?".AGING & MENTAL HEALTH 18.2(2014):232-239. |
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