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Intergenerational relationships and self-related health trajectories among older adults in rural China
— does gender matter? | | Author(s) | Nan Lu, Vivian W Q Lou, Dongmel Zuo, Iris Chi |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 39, no 2, February 2017 |
| Publisher | Sage, February 2017 |
| Pages | pp 322-344 |
| Source | journals.sagepub.com/home/roa |
| Keywords | Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Family relationships ; Health [elderly] ; Rural areas ; Longitudinal surveys ; Correlation ; China. |
| Annotation | The present study examined trajectory patterns of self-rated health (SRH) among older rural Chinese adults and gender differences in the relationship between intergenerational relationships and SRH trajectories. Using data from four waves of a longitudinal study on the well-being of older adults in Anhui province, a general growth mixture model was estimated to examine the SRH trajectory patterns and antecedents of SRH trajectory class memberships. A two-class model was selected to interpret the SRH trajectory patterns. The two classes were labelled remaining poor, and good but declining. Intergenerational relationships were a significant antecedent of SRH trajectory class memberships among men but not women. Gender differences in the cumulative effects of intergenerational relationships on the health of older adults were identified in rural China. Policy implications regarding how to help rural families to support their older relatives are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170324209 A |
| Classmark | SR: SS: DS:SJ: CC: RL: 3J: 49: 7DC |
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