Intergenerational support among widowed older adults in China

© Invalid date by the Authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )

Download PDF

Cite

XML

Keywords

financial transfer

coresidence

emotional support

caregiver

marital history

daughters-in-law

gender

CLHLS

References

[1]

Allison PD (2001). Missing data. Sage University Papers Series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Science, No. 07-136. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: SAGE Publications.

[2]

Bian F, Logan JR and Bian Y (1998). Intergenerational relations in urban China: Proximity, contact, and help to parents. Demography, 35(1): 115–124. https://doi.org/10.2307/3004031.

[3]

Carr DS, Nesse RM and Wortman CB (2006). Spousal bereavement in late life. New York, NY, USA: Springer.

[4]

Chappell NL and Karen K (2007). The gendered nature of filial piety: A study among Chinese Canadians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 22(1): 29–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-006-9011-5.

[5]

Chen X, Dai K and Parnell A (1992). Disaster tradition and change: Remarriage and family reconstruction in a post-earthquake community in the people’s republic of China. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 23(1): 115–132.

[6]

Cooney RS and Shi J (1999). Household extension of the elderly in China. Population Research and Policy Review, 18(5): 451–471. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006211410501.

[7]

Deutsch FM (2006). Filial piety, patrilineality, and China’s one-child policy. Journal of Family Issues, 27(3): 366–389. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X05283097.

[8]

Eckholm E (1998). Homes for elderly replacing family care as China grays. The New York Times. Retrieved on May 6, 2017. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/20/world/homes-for-elderly-replacing-family-care-as-china-grays.html.

[9]

Fingerman KL, Pillemer KA, Silverstein M, et al. (2012). The baby boomers’ intergenerational relationships. The Gerontologist, 52(2): 199–209. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr139.

[10]

Grigoryeva A (2017). Own gender, sibling’s gender, parent’s gender: The division of elderly parent care among adult children. American Sociological Review, 82(1): 116–146. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0003122416686521.

[11]

Gu D (2008). General data quality assessment of the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey. In: Zeng Y, Poston DL, Vlosky DA, et al. (eds.), Healthy longevity in China: Demographic, socioeconomic, and psychological dimensions, p. 39–60. New York, NY, USA: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6752-5_3.

[12]

Gu D and Vlosky DA (2008). Long-term care needs and related issues in China. In: Garner JB and Christiansen TC (eds.), Social Sciences in Healthcare and Medicine, p. 51–84. New York, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers.

[13]

Gu D, Zhang Z and Zeng Y (2009). Access to healthcare services makes a difference in healthy longevity among older Chinese adults. Social Science and Medicine, 68(2): 210–219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.10.025.

[14]

Guo M, Chi I and Silverstein M (2011). Family as a context: The influence of family composition and family geographic dispersion on intergenerational relations among Chinese elderly. International Journal of Social Welfare, 20(s1): S18–S29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00793.x.

[15]

_____ (2016). Trajectories and determinants of elder care in rural China during an 8-year period: Why having sons makes a difference. Research on Aging, 38(5): 531–553. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027515593346.

[16]

Ha J-H, Carr D, Utz RL, et al. (2006). Older adults’ perceptions of intergenerational support after widowhood: How do men and women differ? Journal of Family Issues 27(1): 3–30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X05277810.

[17]

Ha J-H, Yoon H, Lim YO, et al. (2016). The effect of widowhood on parent–child relationships in Korea: Do parents’ filial expectations and geographic proximity to children matter? Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 31(1): 73–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-016-9280-6.

[18]

He W, Sengupta M, Zhang K, et al. (2007). Health and health care of the older population in urban and rural China: 2000. Washington, DC, USA: Government Printing Office.

[19]

Hermalin AI and Shih SP (2003). Support received by the elderly in Baoding: The view from two generations. In: Whyte MK (ed.), China’s Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies.

[20]

Hu A (2017). Providing more but receiving less: Daughters in intergenerational exchange in mainland China. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(3): 739–757. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12391.

[21]

Jadhav A and Weir D (2017). Widowhood and depression in a cross-national perspective: Evidence from the United States, Europe, Korea, and China. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. (Advance online publication). https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx021.

[22]

Jiang Q, Li X and Sánchez-Barricarte JJ (2015). Elderly widowhood in China. Asian Population Studies, 11(1): 7–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441730.2014.981328.

[23]

Korinek K, Zimmer Z and Gu D (2011). Transitions in marital status and functional health and patterns of intergenerational coresidence among China’s elderly population. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66B(2): 260–270. https://doi.org/ 10.1093/geronb/gbq107.

[24]

Kalmijn M (2007). Gender differences in the effects of divorce, widowhood and remarriage on intergenerational support: Does marriage protect fathers? Social Forces, 85(3): 1079–1104. https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2007.0043.

[25]

Laditka JN and Laditka SB (2000). Aging children and their older parents: The coming generation of caregiving. Journal of Women & Aging, 12(1–2): 189–204. https://doi.org/10.1300/J074v12n01_12.

[26]

Lee YJ and Xiao Z (1998). Children’s support for elderly parents in urban and rural China: Results from a national survey. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 13(1): 39–62. https://doi.org/ 10.1023/A:1006591608724.

[27]

Lee GR, Dwyer JW and Coward RT (1993). Gender differences in parent care: Demographic factors and same-gender preferences. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 48(1): S9–S16. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/48.1.S9.

[28]

Li S, Feldman MW and Jin X (2004). Children, marriage form, and family support for the elderly in contemporary rural China: The case of Songzi. Research on Aging, 26(3): 352–384. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027503262477.

[29]

Liang J, Brown JW, Krause NM, et al. (2005). Health and living arrangements among older Americans: Does marriage matter? Journal of Aging and Health, 17(3): 305–335. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0898264305276300.

[30]

Liang J, McCarthy JF, Jain A, et al. (2000). Socioeconomic gradient in old age mortality in Wuhan, China. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 55(4): S222–S233. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/55.4.S222.

[31]

Lin I-F, Goldman N, Weinstein M, et al. (2006). Stability and change in patterns of intergenerational transfers in Taiwan. In: Gauthier AH, Chu CYC and Tuljapurkar S (eds.), Allocating public and private resources across generations: Riding the age waves–Vol. 2, p. 63–87. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.

[32]

Lin I-F and Wu H-S (2017). Intergenerational transfer and reporting bias: An application of the MIMIC model. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx080.

[33]

Liu J (2014). Ageing, migration and familial support in rural China. Geoforum, 51: 305–312.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.04.013.

[34]

Liu X, Liang J and Gu S (1995). Flows of social support and health status among older persons in China. Social Science & Medicine, 41(8): 1175–1184. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(94)00427-U.

[35]

Logan JR and Bian F (1999). Family values and coresidence with married children in urban China. Social Forces, 77(4): 1253–1282. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/77.4.1253.

[36]

_____ (2003). Parents’ needs, family structure, and regular intergenerational financial exchange in Chinese cities. Sociological Forum, 18(1): 85–101.

[37]

Logan JR, Bian F and Bian Y (1998). Tradition and change in the urban Chinese family: The case of living arrangements. Social Forces, 76(3): 851–882. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/76.3.851.

[38]

Lloyd-Sherlock P, Corso B and Minicuci N (2015). Widowhood, socio-economic status, health and wellbeing in low and middle-income countries. The Journal of Development Studies, 51(10): 1374–1388. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2015.1066497.

[39]

Miller ET (2004). Filial daughters, filial sons: Comparisons from rural north China. In: Ikels C (ed.), Filial piety, p. 34–52. Stanford, CA, USA: Standford University Press.

[40]

Sasson I and Umberson DJ (2014). Widowhood and depression: New light on gender differences, selection, and psychological adjustment. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Science, 69B(1): 135–145. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbt058.

[41]

Seltzer JA and Friedman EM (2014). Widowed mothers’ coresidence with adult children. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Science, 69B(1): 63–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbt072.

[42]

Silverstein M, Cong Z and Li S (2006). Intergenerational transfers and living arrangements of older people in rural China: Consequences for psychological well-being. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Science, 61(5): S256–S266. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/61.5.S256.

[43]

Sun R (2002). Old age support in contemporary urban China from both parents’ and children’s perspectives. Research on Aging, 24(3): 337–359. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027502243003.

[44]

Treas J and Chen J (2000). Living arrangements, income pooling, and the life course in urban Chinese families. Research on Aging, 22(3): 238–261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027500223002.

[45]

United Nations (2017). World population prospects: The 2017 revision. https://www.un.org/development/desa/publications/world-population-prospects-the-2017-revision.html.

[46]

Wang G and Ge H (2013). (Mandarin) [Status of widowed elderly population in China and its development trend]. Scientific Research on Aging, 1: 44–55.

[47]

Whyte MK (2003). China’s revolutions and intergenerational relations. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.19840.

[48]

Whyte MK and Xu Q (2003). Support for aging parents from daughters versus sons. In: Whyte MK (ed.), China’s revolutions and intergenerational relation, p. 167–196. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies.

[49]

Winship C and Radbill L (1994). Sampling weights and regression analysis. Sociological Methods & Research, 23(2): 230–257. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124194023002004.

[50]

Xie Y and Zhu H (2009). Do sons or daughters give more money to parents in urban China? Journal of Marriage and Family, 71(1): 174–186. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00588.x.

[51]

Zeng Y, George L, Sereny-Brasher M, et al. (2016). Older parents enjoy better filial piety and care from daughters than sons in China. American Journal of Medical Research. 3(1): 244–272. https://doi.org/10.22381/AJMR3120169.

[52]

Zhan HJ and Montgomery RJV (2003). Gender and elder care in China: The influence of filial piety and structural constraints. Gender & Society, 17(2): 209–229. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0891243202250734.

[53]

Zhan HJ, Feng X and Luo B (2008). Placing elderly parents in institutions in urban China: A reinterpretation of filial piety. Research on Aging, 30(5): 543–571. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0164027508319471.

[54]

Zhang Z (2006). Gender differentials in cognitive impairment and decline of the oldest old in China. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Science, 61(2): S107–S115. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/61.2.S107.

[55]

Zhang Z, Gu D and Luo Y (2014). Coresidence with elderly parents in contemporary China: The role of filial piety, reciprocity, socioeconomic resources, and parental needs. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 29(3): 259–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-014-9239-4.

[56]

Zimmer Z (2005). Health and living arrangement transitions among China’s oldest-old. Research on Aging, 27(5): 526–555. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027505277848.

Previous article in this issue

Next article in this issue

International Journal of Population Studies, Electronic ISSN: 2424-8606 Print ISSN: 2424-8150, Published by AccScience Publishing