Intergenerational Care For The Physical And Mental Health Of The Elderly Impact And Mechanism Research

As a family interaction model with traditional Chinese culture and a rational choice to cope with the pressure of child rearing during the second child period,intergenerational care has created a huge “care” dividend for the development of the family and the social economy.As the creator of this dividend,the elderly have received little attention.In recent years,the “collective retreat” of the grandparents in caring for the second child has aroused widespread concern among scholars and society.Many scholars have found that intergenerational care will affect the health of the elderly,but because of the different research methods and research objects,there has never been a unified conclusion,and there are few studies on the effect of intergenerational care on the elderly In-depth analysis of the mechanism.In order to explore the impact and mechanism of intergenerational care on the physical and mental health of the elderly,based on the theory of active aging and social role theory,this paper uses CHARLS2015 data to analyze the impact of intergenerational care on the physical and mental health of the elderly through ordered logistic regression.The intermediary effect of intergenerational relationship and social participation in this influence is explored.The results show that:(1)Intergenerational care has a significant negative impact on the physical and mental health of the elderly.Compared with the elderly who do not provide intergenerational care,the elderly who care for their grandchildren are in worse physical and mental health.(2)Intergenerational relationship and social participation as intermediary variables have partial mediation effects on the physical and mental health of the elderly affected by intergenerational care.That is,the negative impact of intergenerational care on the physical and mental health of the elderly is transmitted through but not completely through the influence of intergenerational relationships and social participation.(3)Intergenerational care has a significant negative effect on intergenerational relationships and social participation of the elderly.That is,the satisfaction of the relationship between the elderly and their children who provide intergenerational care is lower,and there is less participation in social activities.(4)Intergenerational relationships and social participation can have a positive impact on the physical and mental health of the elderly.The better the relationship with children,the better the physical and mental health status of the elderly;the more participationin social activities,the better the physical and mental status of the elderly.Based on this,this article puts forward countermeasures and suggestions from four aspects:value concept,government security,social services,and family strategy,in order to explore the Chinese-style intergenerational care model that can achieve the inclusiveness of all ages and the fun of old and young,allowing ancestors The grandchildren eased the pressure of family child rearing,exerted the excess heat,and were able to participate in social participation and nurture the days of the grandchildren.