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Research On The Influence Of Intergenerational Support On Life Satisfaction Of Urban Elderly

Posted on:2021-04-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:P B LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2416330620470302Subject:Demography
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With the deepening of the aging of the population,the proportion of the elderly population is increasing,and people pay more and more attention to the pension problem.The 13 th five-year plan for healthy aging issued by the state council specifically mentions the need to "strengthen the function of family endowment and improve the support system of family endowment policy".Whether the elderly can get intergenerational family support and the degree of intergenerational family support will have a significant impact on the life satisfaction of the elderly.This study used 2016 elderly Chinese social survey data(hereinafter referred to as the CLASS data),with the urban elderly people as the research object,based on the hierarchy of needs,social exchange theory,feedback theory,internalization theory,using quantitative research methods,from the economic support,life care and spiritual comfort from three aspects to our country urban family intergenerational support basic situation made a systematic study,from the population characteristics,social and economic characteristics of the city and the influence factors,such as the elderly life satisfaction is described the relationship between statistical and cross analysis,The influence of bidirectional intergenerational support on the life satisfaction of urban elderly was investigated by using the method of binary Logistics regression.The results show that the intergenerational support has a significant impact on the life satisfaction of the urban elderly.Among them,the economic support provided by the offspring to the parents has a significant impact on the improvement of the life satisfaction of the parents,and the economic support provided by the parents to the children has a positive impact on the life satisfaction of the parents.Children's life care to their parents can significantly improve their parents' life satisfaction.Parents' life care to their children by taking care of their grandchildren and doing housework is not conducive to their parents' life satisfaction.Children's spiritual consolation to their parents can significantly improve their parents' life satisfaction,and parents' spiritual consolation to their children can also significantly improve their parents' life satisfaction.Parents and children can often talk and communicate to meet the psychological needs of the elderly.In addition,the overall life satisfaction degree of the elderly in urban China is relatively high.Marriage status,educationlevel,health self-assessment status,income level,whether the elderly enjoy pension insurance and community services are factors that affect the life satisfaction degree of the elderly in urban China.According to the research results,this paper puts forward the countermeasures and Suggestions to improve the family intergenerational support and the life satisfaction of the elderly from the aspects of building a good intergenerational relationship,paying attention to the spiritual consolation,reducing the burden of the elderly on their children,improving the endowment insurance system,and improving the community service function.
Keywords/Search Tags:Intergenerational support, Urban elderly, Life satisfaction
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