Study On The Influence Of Residence Modes On The Mental Health Of Rural Elderly

With the aging of the population,the pension problem is becoming more and more prominent.Safeguarding the quality of life of the elderly and improving the sense of well-being of the elderly are of great significance for the promotion of social harmony and stability and economic development.For a long time,the family pension is the main old-age support method for the elderly in China,especially for the rural elderly who lack the formal old-age care resources,and the children will continue to be their main pension support providers for a long period of time.In terms of pension,different living methods in a certain extent affect the children’s supportive behavior.Living together with children is the best way of living for the elderly,especially living with adult offspring,so that the elderly can get financial support,life care and emotional support conveniently and timely to meet the elderly needs.In addition,the satisfaction of demand is closely related to mental health.Therefore,we hypothesize that living with adult offspring has a positive effect on the mental health of the rural elderly.Based on the above assumption,the study uses the CLHLS data and descriptive statistics and multivariate logit regression method to analyze the effect of living patterns of rural elderly on mental health.We have the following conclusions: from the perspective of depression,with sociodemographic characteristics and health status controlled,living with adult offspring has a significant inhibitory effect on depression for rural seniors.In terms of life satisfaction,following the control of social demographic characteristics and health status factors,living with adult offspring significantly improve the life satisfaction of the rural elderly.Finally,learning from domestic and international experience,we put forward relevant suggestions to promote the development of old-age care industry in China.