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| The impact of out-migration on the inter-generational support and psychological wellbeing of older adults in rural China | | Author(s) | Man Guo, Maria P Aranda, Merril Silverstein |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 29, part 7, October 2009 |
| Pages | pp 1085-1104 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Migration ; Children [offspring] ; Parents ; Family relationships ; Assets [elderly] ; Income [older people] ; Well being ; Social surveys ; China. |
| Annotation | The impact of out-migration of adult children on older parents' inter-generational support and psychological well-being of older adults in rural China is examined. The sample comprised 1237 people aged 60+ from 'The wellbeing of older people in Anhui Province' study who completed baseline and follow-up questionnaires in 2001 and 2003 respectively. The differences between older parents with and without migrant children in 2001 in their support and psychological well-being in 2003 were examined using independent t-tests, as were changes over the two years in support and well-being. Multiple regression models were used to examine the impact of baseline out-migration on the psychological well-being of older parents at follow-up. The results showed that, compared to parents without migrant children in 2001, the parents of migrants had significantly more monetary support, less instrumental support, and a lower level of depression in 2003. Such differences may be attributed to different support resources and health status, but the regression revealed that when the positive effect of intergenerational support was taken into account, older parents with more migrant children tended to have significantly more depression and lower life satisfaction. The findings point to the importance of continued intergenerational support after out-migration in maintaining parental well-being. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-09101204 A |
| Classmark | TN: SS: SR: DS:SJ: JD: JF: D:F:5HH: 3F: 7DC |
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