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Chen, Mengni, Fu, Yuanyuan and Chang, Qingsong . Life satisfaction among older adults in urban China: does gender interact with pensions, social support and self-care ability? Ageing Soc.. NEW YORK: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1469-1779

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Abstract

In urban China, the social welfare system and the family structure have changed dramatically, while gender norms are still deep-rooted, particularly among older adults. Under this social, demographic and cultural context, this study aims to take a gender-specific perspective to investigate whether and how gender moderates the roles of pensions, social support and self-care ability on older adults' life satisfaction. Based on the survey data collected from 2,047 older adults aged 65 years and over in urban China in 2018, multiple linear regressions were applied to explore the moderation effects. The results show that the pension is important to older adults' life satisfaction regardless of gender. For social support, the association between family support and life satisfaction is stronger for older men than for older women; interdependent social support, especially being a confidant, matters more to women than to men. The interaction between self-care ability and gender reveals some interesting patterns: self-care ability is found to have a positive association with women's life satisfaction but a negative association with men's. This study contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating how gender intertwines with the most important factors of older adult's life satisfaction in China - a society with strong gender norms and a patriarchal culture. These findings could be relevant to other Asian societies.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Chen, Mengni UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fu, Yuanyuan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Chang, Qingsong UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-591038
DOI:	10.1017/S0144686X20001877
Journal or Publication Title:	Ageing Soc.
Publisher:	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1469-1779
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language HEALTH; DETERMINANTS; DEPRESSION; ATTITUDES; FAMILY Multiple languages Gerontology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59103