Weiyu Mao1, Iris Chi2, Shinyi Wu2. 1. 1 School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA. 2. 2 Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the dynamic relationship between multidimensional intergenerational instrumental support and health over time. This approach is of theoretical, methodological, and practical significance in gerontological research. METHOD: Data came from The Well-Being of Older People in Anhui Province in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012. Of the 1,636 participants at baseline, a working sample of 1,557 older adults was used. Trajectories and correlated change were estimated using parallel latent growth curve modeling with maximum likelihood estimation. RESULTS: "Received household-chore help" decreased over time, whereas "received personal-care help" increased over time. "Provided household-chore help" and "provided personal-care help" increased and then decreased over time. Increasing receipt of "household-chore help" and "personal-care help" were associated with faster decline in health over time. DISCUSSION: Findings suggest distinctive patterns of changes for different dimensions of intergenerational instrumental support and their relationship with changes in perception of health over time in later life.
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the dynamic relationship between multidimensional intergenerational instrumental support and health over time. This approach is of theoretical, methodological, and practical significance in gerontological research. METHOD: Data came from The Well-Being of Older People in Anhui Province in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012. Of the 1,636 participants at baseline, a working sample of 1,557 older adults was used. Trajectories and correlated change were estimated using parallel latent growth curve modeling with maximum likelihood estimation. RESULTS: "Received household-chore help" decreased over time, whereas "received personal-care help" increased over time. "Provided household-chore help" and "provided personal-care help" increased and then decreased over time. Increasing receipt of "household-chore help" and "personal-care help" were associated with faster decline in health over time. DISCUSSION: Findings suggest distinctive patterns of changes for different dimensions of intergenerational instrumental support and their relationship with changes in perception of health over time in later life.
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Keywords:
intergenerational support; longitudinal; older Chinese adults; self-rated health; trajectories