Intergenerational Care, Intergenerational Support
and Subjective Well-Being of the Elderly:
An Empirical Study Based on CGSS (2017) Micro Data
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School of Economics, Xihua University
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School of Marxism, Xihua University
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Yunnan University Dianchi College
Submission date: 2021-06-20
Acceptance date: 2022-03-28
Publication date: 2022-06-21
Polish Sociological Review 2022;218(2):187-206
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ABSTRACT
Using the micro data of Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) in 2017, this paper analyzes the logical
relationship between intergenerational care, intergenerational support and subjective well-being of the elderly.
The study found that intergenerational care can significantly enhance the subjective well-being of the elderly,
and there are age and income heterogeneity. Further analysis found that there is a partial mediating effect of
intergenerational support in the effect of intergenerational care on the subjective well-being of the elderly. Based
on this, it is necessary to build an elderly care service system that is coordinated by home-based community
institutions and combined with medical care and health care, vigorously develop an inclusive nursery service
system, establish and improve the nursery policy and mechanism, and promote the professional and standardized
development of infant care services.
FUNDING
School level talent introduction project of Xihua University in 2021 “Research on the Impact of Intergenerational Care Behavior on the Well-being of the Elderly” (Project No.: w212237).