The effect of intergenerational support from children on loneliness among older adults-the moderating effect of internet usage and intergenerational distance.
intergenerational distance
intergenerational support
internet usage
loneliness
older adults
Journal
Frontiers in public health
ISSN: 2296-2565
Titre abrégé: Front Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101616579
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2024
2024
Historique:
received:
31
10
2023
accepted:
21
03
2024
medline:
24
4
2024
pubmed:
24
4
2024
entrez:
24
4
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Loneliness is a key social and public health issue, mainly affecting the mental health of older adults. The article aimed to explore the influence of intergenerational support from children on loneliness among older adults. Meanwhile, the article also analyzed the moderating effects of internet usage and intergenerational distance in this process. Based on the data received from 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS), the ordinary least square (OLS) regression model was used to analyze the influence of intergenerational support from children on loneliness among older adults. Furthermore, the Bootstrap method was used to test the moderating effect of internet usage and intergenerational distance on the relationship between intergenerational support from children on loneliness among older adults. Baseline regression showed that economic support ( The article demonstrates that family support, particularly intergenerational support from children plays a pivotal role in alleviating loneliness among older adults, so the government should further regulate the behavior of children's alimony support, improve the digital infrastructure, these measures help to reduce loneliness among older adults and expand the depth and breadth of family care of older adults.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38655528
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1330617
pmc: PMC11036867
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1330617Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 Huang, Gong, Deng and Hu.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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