Influence of Family Structural Transformation on the Inter-generational Support of Rural Elderly from the Perspective of Age
Based on the data from the seven special follow-up surveys of"the Living and Welfare Conditions of Rural Elderly in Anhui Province"from 2001 to 2018,we focused on the age effect to build an individual growth model,and deeply explored the dynamic impact of the change of family structure on the inter-generational support of rural elderly from the perspective of age.The results show that the inter-generational support strategy varies with the family structure,and is adjusted according to the age of the elderly.Specifically,the elderly become solitary will provide more financial support for their children,the elderly who have been living together with two generations or more have decreasing worse emotional intimacy between the elderly and their children,the elderly who change to live together with two and more generations gradually receive more daily care,and the elderly who have been living together with grandchildren and those who just change to live together with grandchildren can receive significantly higher levels of financial support while less provision of care support from their children.The results reveal that in the context of the parallel advancement of aging and urbanization,the elderly care and support by family is still firmly be the dominant mode of elderly support in rural areas,and how to consolidate and make use of the family support for the elderly has profound significance in alleviating the pressure of rural social elderly care and support.The group heterogeneity of the elderly with different family structure should be considered to advocate the differentiated social supports for the rural elderly by meeting their support expectations.The studies show that the concept of filial piety is deeply rooted in the hearts of children and drives them to improve their inter-generational support strategies and the family support of the elderly is based on the different support behaviors of two generations by utilizing their respective strengths complementally to promote the inter-generational harmony in the rural families..
Rural elderlyChanges in family structureInter-generational supportAge perspectiveLongitudinal data
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维普
