Effectiveness of Interaction with Children on Happiness among the Elderly: A Pilot Study

Dsouza, Josmitha Maria; Veigas, Jacintha; Dsouza, Neevan; Bhat, Shrinivasa Undaru

doi:10.3329/bjms.v21i2.58064

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“…A regression analysis based on an assessment of six domains of filial piety—respect, happiness, care, greeting, obedience, and support—showed that lower scores on filial expectations significantly increased the risk of depressive symptoms among older adults and that these expectations may be related to SWB ( 25 ). It was also found that interaction with children was useful in improving older parents' wellbeing and that designing and implementing programs to connect with children could help improve the happiness, joy, and satisfaction of older adults in institutions ( 26 ). Also important is that China is transitioning from a child-centered to a parent-centered approach, which has increased the wellbeing of rural older adults by 28% ( 27 ).…”

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Children's internal migration and subjective wellbeing of older parents left behind: Spiritual or financial support?

Lü

Lin

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionAgainst the background of population aging and large-scale internal migration, this study uses an ordered logit with two-way fixed effects to examine the effect of children's internal migration on the subjective wellbeing of parents left behind. The study is based on the China Family Panel Studies database.MethodsData were obtained from CFPS (China Family Panel Studies), and ordered logit with two-way fixed effects was used to test the total effect of children's internal migration on subjective wellbeing of parents left behind, and KHB test was used to separate intergenerational spiritual support and intergenerational financial support to examine the intergenerational support preferences of parents left behind.ResultsThe results show that children's internal migration has a significant negative effect on the subjective wellbeing of parents left behind, mainly through the reduction of intergenerational spiritual support. Furthermore, intergenerational financial support significantly mitigates this negative effect. There is heterogeneity in the direction of the total wellbeing effect across parents' preferences, as well as in the masking effect of financial support. However, the effect of financial support never fully offsets the effect of spiritual support.DiscussionTo cope with the negative effects of children's internal migration on parents, positive measures should be taken to change parental preferences.

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