Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship and Older Adults’ Life Satisfaction

Vidouje, Mahboube Mahdi; Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi; Foroughan, Mahshid; Azimi, Mahin Sadat; Moravveji, Seyyed Alireza; Mojarrad, Leali Mohandes; Zareii, Halime; Sahaf, Robab

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“…Reciprocal exchange motivation, which is based on cost/benefit economic principles, is frequently used to explain the relationship between intergenerational support and adult life satisfaction in later life, implying that people will have higher levels of well-being when the support they receive exceeds the support they provide [35]. Some studies have found that grandparents perceive great roles in their relationships with their grandchildren and hence build positive identities [36]. Grandchild caregiving may boost grandparents' moods due to the intrinsic reward of assisting a loved one and contributing to sentiments of family continuity and well-being, which assists older people in finding meaning and fulfilment and is significantly linked to their life satisfaction [21].…”

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Older People’s Long-Term Care Preferences in China: The Impact of Living with Grandchildren on Older People’s Willingness and Family Decisions

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The purpose of this paper was to better understand the long-term care preferences of older people based on intergenerational demonstration effects and social exchange theory, derived from the literature on intergenerational family relationships. The authors relied on the 2014 China Longitudinal Ageing Social Survey database to test the study hypotheses. The results indicated that living with grandchildren was negatively related to the institutional care preferences of older people. Family members’ attitudes and older people’s life satisfaction significantly mediated the relationship between living with grandchildren and their institutional care preferences. Gender and marital status had potentially diverse effects on institutional care preferences. Therefore, in the context of China’s culture of filial piety, social exchange, and intergenerational demonstration, motivation may help foster intergenerational exchange and reciprocity in eldercare arrangements.

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confidence: 99%