The Stress Process Mechanism and Social Support Effect of Urban Elderly Offspring Caregivers——The Dual Moderating Effect of Informal Support and Formal Support
Based on the stress process and social support buffering theory,1541 survey data from 8 provinces in China and struc-tural equation modeling were utilized to explore the moderating effect of informal support and formal support between the objective stres-sors and subjective caregiving stress among Offspring Caregivers of the Urban Elderly,and to compare the differences in the population of different offspring from blood relationship and female perspective,respectively.The study found that there was a significant positive impact between the elderly caregiving needs,the caregiving intensity of the offspring and stress assessment,while social support has a negative moderating effect between the caregiving intensity and caregiving stress of adult child caregivers,and the moderating effect of informal support was greater than formal support.Among different offspring groups,sons benefited more from the role of formal support,while female caregivers such as daughters and daughters-in-law relied more on the moderating role of informal support.In the future,a comprehensive caregiving needs assessment system should be established from the perspective of the family as a whole,and caregiving pressure should be alleviated by building caregivers'awareness of gender equality and increasing the utilization of existing policies and access to alternative services.
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