Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China
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Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China. / Chen, Jia; Chen, Mengni.
I: Research on Aging, 19.01.2024.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China
AU - Chen, Jia
AU - Chen, Mengni
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/1/19
Y1 - 2024/1/19
N2 - Intergenerational emotional closeness (IEC) in multi-child families manifests not only in the overall parent-child relationship but also by the extent of its within-family differentiation. This study aimed to identify distinct trajectories of collective IEC in multi-child families and to examine its potential associated factors. The study used four waves of the China Family Panel Studies (2010–2018). Based on a sample of 3474 older adults (age >60), growth mixture modelling and logistic regression were conducted. Two latent trajectory patterns of IEC were identified: increasingly tight-knit (93%) and persistently collectively ambivalent (7%). Compared to the latter trajectory, older adults who had a married/cohabiting partner, had better health and received support from all children, were more likely to have increasingly tight-knit trajectories of IEC. The study tells a story more about emotional cohesion between Chinese older adults and multiple offspring over time. Aging families experiencing persistently collectively ambivalent IEC deserve more attention.
AB - Intergenerational emotional closeness (IEC) in multi-child families manifests not only in the overall parent-child relationship but also by the extent of its within-family differentiation. This study aimed to identify distinct trajectories of collective IEC in multi-child families and to examine its potential associated factors. The study used four waves of the China Family Panel Studies (2010–2018). Based on a sample of 3474 older adults (age >60), growth mixture modelling and logistic regression were conducted. Two latent trajectory patterns of IEC were identified: increasingly tight-knit (93%) and persistently collectively ambivalent (7%). Compared to the latter trajectory, older adults who had a married/cohabiting partner, had better health and received support from all children, were more likely to have increasingly tight-knit trajectories of IEC. The study tells a story more about emotional cohesion between Chinese older adults and multiple offspring over time. Aging families experiencing persistently collectively ambivalent IEC deserve more attention.
KW - collective ambivalence
KW - emotional closeness
KW - intergenerational relationship
KW - multi-child family
KW - within-family difference
U2 - 10.1177/01640275241229683
DO - 10.1177/01640275241229683
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38243368
AN - SCOPUS:85182681256
JO - Research on Aging
JF - Research on Aging
SN - 0164-0275
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ID: 387073327