Household Context and Subjective Well-Being Among the Oldest Old in China.
Household Context and Subjective Well-Being Among the Oldest Old in China.
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DOI：
10.1177/0192513x07313602
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
1.7
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Short SE
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作者：
Chen F;Short SE
本文探讨了中国高龄老人（80岁及以上）家庭环境对主观幸福感的重要性。利用中国健康长寿纵向调查的数据，作者发现居住安排对老年人的情绪健康有很强的影响。首先，独居与较低的主观幸福感有关。其次，与直系亲属（配偶或子女）同住与积极的主观幸福感有关。第三，与传统上占主导地位的与儿子同住的生活安排相比，与女儿同住似乎与最年长老人的情绪健康有着积极的联系。结果突出了家庭和文化背景的重要性，以主观幸福感的最古老的老人。他们还认为，在中国和其他父系社会，生育的性别特征值得进一步关注。
This article investigates the importance of household context to subjective well-being among the oldest old (aged 80 years and older) in China. Using data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, the authors find that living arrangements have strong implications for elderly emotional health. First, living alone is associated with lower subjective well-being. Second, coresidence with immediate family (spouse or children) is associated with positive subjective well-being. Third, compared to living with a son, the traditionally dominant type of living arrangement, coresidence with a daughter appears positively linked to the emotional health of the oldest old. Results highlight the importance of family and cultural context to subjective well-being of the oldest old. They also suggest that the gendered nature of caregiving merits further attention in China and other patrilineal societies.