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Adult Children’s Intergenerational Mobility and Older Adults’ Self-Rated Health

A U.S.–China Comparison

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ID12441204
AuthorsYue Qin (0000-0002-6480-8311, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author)
EditorsJessica Kelley
Year2022
Volume77
Issue6
Pages1154-1163
Publication date2022-02-08
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbac034
PMID35147682
OpenAlexW4210871665
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited40

This study is among the first to empirically show the benefit of adult children's upward mobility for their parents' health. The cross-national differences in the mediating paths suggest that the cross-over effect of children's intergenerational mobility on their parents' health is embedded within specific sociocultural contexts

China · Developmental psychology · Geography · Longitudinal study · Mediation · Multinomial logistic regression · Self-rated health · Social mobility · Sociology · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Demography · Gerontology

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Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
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