Parenthood and depression: is childlessness similar to sonlessness among Chinese seniors?
Parenthood and depression: is childlessness similar to sonlessness among Chinese seniors?
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DOI：
10.1017/s0144686x1700054x
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发表时间：
2018-10-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Dykstra, Pearl A.
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作者：
Djundeva, Maja;Emery, Tom;Dykstra, Pearl A.
我们调查了中国老年人(60-85岁)的心理健康与无子女和无儿子之间的关系，在那里存在性别偏见的孝顺期望和强烈的儿子偏好。采用中国家庭面板研究(2012年，N=6,021)和普通最小二乘回归模型，区分无子女父母、独生子女父母、独生子女父母和独生女父母，探讨抑郁与父母地位的关系。我们认为，现代化塑造了对儿童的性别偏好，以及为老年人提供的正式护理和养老金，我们发现，在父母地位和抑郁症之间的关系中，城乡之间存在着明显的鸿沟。只有一个儿子并不重要，因为最好的养育群体是既有儿子又有女儿的父母，无论有多少孩子。农村没有孩子和没有儿子是相似的，而在城市，父母的地位并不那么突出，这支持了现代化理论。
We investigate how the mental health of older adults (60-85) is associated with childlessness and sonlessness in China, where gender-biased filial expectations and strong son preference exist. The China Family Panel Study (2012, N = 6,021) and ordinary least squares regression models are used to investigate the relationship between depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression scale) and parental status, distinguishing between childless, parents of both sons and daughters, parents of only sons and parents of only daughters. Arguing that modernisation shapes gender preferences for children as well as formal care and pension provisions for older adults, we find a sharp rural-urban divide in the relationship between parental status and depression. Just having a son is not what matters as the best faring groups are parents who have both sons and daughters, regardless of the number of children. Rural childless and sonless are similar, whereas in urban areas parental status is not so salient, supporting modernisation theory.