A systemic approach to researching families and health should capture the complex network
within which family members are embedded, including multiple family relationships and …

Objective Drawing on the stress process from a life course perspective, this study examines
the association between children's overage singlehood and parental psychological distress …

Introduction: Although living alone is associated with social disconnection, older adults
could be socially disconnected despite living with others. Understanding the factors …

Objectives We used nationally representative samples of China and the US older population
to investigate (1) whether factors influencing self-rated health among older Chinese were …

Using three waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this paper
examines whether financial transfers from adult children to elderly parents affect the latter's …

BACKGROUND: Subjective health and well-being are closely linked with quality of life (QoL)
in older adults. Self-reported health, happiness, satisfaction with life and interpersonal …

Social support has an important impact on the well-being of the elderly. Some studies have
shown that perceived social support is more important than received social support …

Background Some bereaved parents experience a decreasing trajectory of grief, while
others fail to adapt over the long term and persistently suffer from negative health …

This paper considers the impact of variables at three different levels—city, community and
individual—on the depression of adults aged 45 years and above in China. Evidence shows …

Objectives This study aims to examine the mediation role of satisfaction with children on the
association between contact with children (CCT) and healthy aging among middle-aged and …