Does the Economic Status of Adult Children Influence Self-Rated Health Among Older Adults in China?

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作者
Zhang, Wencheng [1 ]
Silverstein, Merril [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Syracuse Univ, Dept Sociol, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
[2] Syracuse Univ, Dept Human Dev & Family Sci, Syracuse, NY USA
来源
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2023年 / 78卷 / 09期
关键词
Depression; Economic status; Intergenerational relations; Self-rated health; FAMILY-SIZE; LIFE-COURSE; PARENTS; EDUCATION; MORTALITY; SUPPORT; SAMPLE;
D O I
10.1093/geronb/gbad078
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Objectives We aim to investigate the association between children's economic status and parents' self-rated health and examine the potential mediating mechanisms for this relationship. Methods Utilizing nationally representative data in China in 2014, this study predicted parent's self-rated health from children's economic status using inverse probability of treatment weighting to account for selection and endogeneity bias. We further examined depressive symptoms, kin and nonkin social support networks, emotional closeness to children, and economic support from children, as potential mediators of this relationship. Results The study reveals that parents whose children had greater economic success tended to have better self-rated health. For both rural and urban older adults, depressive symptoms served as the most influential mediator. However, only among rural older adults did the size of their support networks mediate the relationship between children's economic status and perceived health. Discussion The results from this study suggest that children's economic success contributes to better self-rated health among older adults. In part, this relationship was explained by better emotional well-being and greater availability of support resources among parents in rural areas with successful children. This quasi-causal analysis demonstrates that adult children remain important for the well-being of their older parents in China, but also suggests that health inequalities in later life are exacerbated by the chance of having economically successful offspring.
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