Social exclusion and health outcomes among empty nest and non-empty nest older people in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11200527 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhixin Feng (0000-0002-7955-2865, Sun Yat-sen University), David R Phillips (0000-0002-0998-5403, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 429-456 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x22000149 |
| OpenAlex | W4225265328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 46 |
Many existing studies lack a comprehensive picture of the social exclusion statuses and health outcomes of empty nesters and those empty nesters living alone or with a spouse only. Cross-sectional analysis was conducted on representative national data from the 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey, focusing on respondents aged 60 and above (N = 7,923). Four dimensions of social exclusion (social relationships, subjective feeling of being excluded, social activities and financial products) and three health outcomes (self-reported health (SRH), activities of daily living (ADLs) and depression), were considered. Results show that ‘empty nest’ older people were more likely to be excluded from social relationships and to experience subjective feelings of being excluded, and were less likely to participate in social activities than non-empty nesters. Empty nesters were significantly less likely to report fair SRH and ADL difficulties than non-empty nesters, but they were more likely to report having depression than non-empty nesters. Among ‘empty nest’ older people, empty nesters who were living alone were associated with higher levels of being excluded from social relationships and to experience subjective feelings of being excluded than those who were living with a spouse only. Future research could focus on the development of age-friendly communities which act as health interventions to address relevant situations of social exclusion and depression among empty nesters
Activities of daily living · China · Depression (economics) · Feeling · Geography · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social exclusion · Social isolation · Social support · Sociology · Spouse · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
Intergenerational Understandings of Ageing in Place
Age‐Friendly Communities and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults in China
Network of anxiety and depression symptoms in older Chinese adults living alone
Addressing loneliness by AI chatbot
Association between psychological depression and physical health in Chinese empty-nesters during the Covid-19 pandemic
Intelligent health management technology use and loneliness among older adults with disabilities
Proactive Health
The Mediatized Interactions and Social Networks of Empty-Nesters
Contexts, kin and cognition
Age Melancholy of Older Mizrahi Women Residing in Tel Aviv as a Social Loss
Happiness Under One Roof? The Intergenerational Co-residence and Subjective Well-Being of Elders in China
Empty nest syndrome in China
Social Exclusion in Later Life
Does an Empty Nest Affect Elders’ Health? Empirical Evidence from China
Marital status and mortality in the elderly
Empty Nest Syndrome vs Empty Nest Trigger
Household changes in contemporary China
Individual and province inequalities in health among older people in China
At Risk on the Cusp of Old Age
Is an Empty Nest Best
Immigration and Living Arrangements
Psychological disposition and self-reported health among the ‘oldest-old’ in China
Living arrangements and intergenerational monetary transfers of older Chinese
Living arrangements, changes in living arrangements, and survival among community dwelling older adults
Changes in the Propensity to Live Alone
Returns home by children and changes in parents’ well-being in Europe
Doubling up
A geographical multivariable multilevel analysis of social exclusion among older people in China
Under one roof
An exploratory discrete-time multilevel analysis of the effect of social support on the survival of elderly people in China
Co-residence of mid-life children with their elderly parents in England and Wales
Health among the oldest-old in China
Health in Household Context
Crowded Nests
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |