Living arrangements and intergenerational support among older Chinese: Does the gender of the co-resident adult children make a difference?

Shuyan Yang; Lili Xie; Ting Li

doi:10.1177/00208728211001427

Living arrangements and intergenerational support among older Chinese: Does the gender of the co-resident adult children make a difference?

Shuyan Yang
, Lili Xie^*
, Ting Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This study examines the effect of living arrangements on intergenerational support for older Chinese, using a nationally representative survey data of 9713 respondents (mean age = 70.18 years). The results of a generalised ordered logit and logit model showed that older adults living with a daughter received better instrumental and emotional support than those living with a son. The associations between residing with a daughter and the provision of intergenerational support varied between urban- and rural-dwelling older adults. The findings suggest that attention should be given to the gender perspective in gerontological social work practices and family support policies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	936-954
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	66
Issue number	3
Early online date	15 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728211001427
Publication status	Published - May 2023

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Gender of co-resident adult children
intergenerational support
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older Chinese
rural–urban division

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