Intergenerational relationship quality, sense of loneliness, and attitude toward later life among aging Chinese adults in Hong Kong

Liu, Chang; Zhou, Shuai; Bai, Xue

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930857

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“…Cognitive programs while implimentating active aging strategy for those isolated older adults should be emphasized. For instance, by fostering an age-friendly environment and acknowledging the role of older adults, Chinese society might reduce negative attitudes toward aging, At the same time, the social participation of older adults can be encouraged to enhance positive self-identity, and improving the quality of intergenerational relations has also been found to be an effective way to improve the positive aging attitude of older Chinese ( Liu et al, 2022 ). Second, for family members and social workers of older adults, future intervention and treatment programs for loneliness may include assessing and measuring aging attitudes.…”

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Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

Sun

Jiang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Due to labor migration and social changes, the Chinese elderly are facing significant social isolation, along with changes in aging attitudes. However, whether social isolation affects loneliness among the Chinese elderly and whether this relationship is moderated and mediated by aging attitudes is unclear. This empirical study aimed to respond to the above questions in the Chinese context, Based on the data from the 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (N = 6,645), the results showed that social isolation is a positive predictor of loneliness; aging attitudes mediate the relationship between social isolation and loneliness. Social isolation affects the loneliness of the elderly partially by weakening positive aging attitudes and strengthening negative aging attitudes; aging attitudes moderate the effect of social isolation on loneliness. For those older adults with higher positive aging attitudes, social isolation has a much smaller effect on loneliness. While for those older adults with higher negative aging attitudes, social isolation has a more substantial effect on their feelings of loneliness. Our results indicate that less social isolation is an effective way to relieve loneliness, and maintaining higher positive aging attitudes and lower negative aging attitudes, is important for the Chinese elderly to prevent loneliness when facing social isolation.

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Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

Sun

Jiang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…25,27 Research evidences of different paradigms showed that intergroup contact may positively relieve loneliness, as both longitudinal and horizontal studies have proved the positive effects of intergroup contact on individual problem-solving, cognitive flexibility, creativity, well-being and mental health in multiple groups, including cross-hukou-regional, ethnic, gender and country. 26,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Specifically, an intergenerational technology program brings disparate age groups together to interact in meaningful activities, resulting in effectively reducing loneliness for older adults. 29 Our hypothesis thus is that intergroup contact may alleviate loneliness.…”

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Intergroup Contact Alleviates Loneliness: The Extensive Effect of Common Ingroup Identity

Yu¹,

Bai²,

Zhao³

et al. 2023

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Purpose Previous studies show that intergroup contact, through common ingroup identity, has impact on intergroup processes such as reducing intergroup bias, improving intergroup relations, etc. The effect of intergroup contact on individual psychological process (through common ingroup identity), however, needs further exploration. Based on the positive effect of both intergroup contact and ingroup identification on mental health and well-being, this article proposes and tests a new model of individual loneliness reduction through intergroup contact by promoting common ingroup identity. Methods A total of 263 majority ethnic members and 275 minority ethnic members from China participated in the survey. Intergroup contact, common ingroup identity and loneliness were measured at three time-points (T1-T3) over an 8-month period. Longitudinal mediation analysis and parallel process Latent Growth Curve Model for mediation are used for the examination of the indirect effect of common ingroup identity. Results Longitudinal mediation analysis showed that intergroup contact quality at T1 positively predicted common ingroup identity at T2, and common ingroup identity at T2 alleviated loneliness at T3. Intergroup contact quality at T1 was indirectly linked to loneliness at T3 via common ingroup identity at T2. The parallel process latent growth curve model for mediation confirmed the robustness of the indirect effect of common ingroup identity. In addition, the growth rate of the quality of intergroup contact increased the growth rate of common ingroup identity, but reduced the growth rate of loneliness. Conclusion The current study revealed the protectiveness of intergroup contact and common ingroup identity on loneliness, viz., intergroup contact reduces individual loneliness by promoting common ingroup identity, the implication being that intergroup contact and common ingroup identity should be taken into account in intervening process of loneliness prevention so that an individual’s physical and mental health could be better safeguarded.

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Internet Use, Intergenerational Ambivalence, and Subjective Well‐Being among Chinese Urban Aging Adults: Do Living Arrangements Matter?

Zhang,

Guo,

Bai

2024

Health & Social Care in the Community

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Rapid advancements in Internet technology have significantly narrowed the digital divide between generations, transforming the ways in which aging adults establish social networks. Concurrently, rural‐to‐urban migrations have led to a decrease in the coresidence of aging adults in China. Aging adults living with and without children may differ in their level of reliance on Internet communication, potentially influenced by the geographic distance between generations. This study examined the mediating effects of intergenerational ambivalence on the association between Internet use and subjective well‐being among Chinese urban aging adults, particularly considering their living arrangements. Representative survey data were collected from 1,339 participants aged ≥50 years (512 participants lived with their children, and 827 did not) in urban China. Internet use was positively associated with subjective well‐being, both directly and indirectly, through intergenerational ambivalence among the entire sample and those not living with their children. Policy interventions should be developed to reduce the digital divide, address intergenerational ambivalence by fostering intergenerational solidarity and affectual closeness as well as mitigating intergenerational conflicts, and improve access to the Internet, particularly for those not living with their children.

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Intergenerational relationship quality, sense of loneliness, and attitude toward later life among aging Chinese adults in Hong Kong

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References 51 publications

Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

Intergroup Contact Alleviates Loneliness: The Extensive Effect of Common Ingroup Identity

Internet Use, Intergenerational Ambivalence, and Subjective Well‐Being among Chinese Urban Aging Adults: Do Living Arrangements Matter?

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