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| Why "Many Children are not Necessarily More Happiness"? The Effect of the Number of Children on Depression in the Elderly |
| HAO Xin LI Rong-chao GAN Tian |
| Psychology department, Zhejiang Sci-tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China |
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Abstract Depression is an important factor affecting the physical and mental health of the elderly. Recent studies have found that having more children does not relieve depression in older adults, and the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Based on 6541 samples from the 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) dataset, this study explored the relations between depression in the elderly and the number of their children, also followed the mediation effect of the intergenerational emotional support and the moderating effect of age. The results showed that intergenerational emotional support had a "suppression effect" between the number of children and depression in the elderly. The age of the elderly moderated the effect of the number of children on intergenerational emotional support. The conclusion was that intergenerational emotional support could cover up the negative impact of the number of children on depression in the elderly, and older people were more difficult to obtain intergenerational emotional support. The results highlighted the important role of intergenerational emotional support.
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Published: 30 April 2023
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HAO Xin,LI Rong-chao,GAN Tian. Why "Many Children are not Necessarily More Happiness"? The Effect of the Number of Children on Depression in the Elderly[J]. 应用心理学, 2024, 30(2): 149-.
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http://www.appliedpsy.cn/EN/Y2024/V30/I2/149 |
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