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, Bind 46, Nr. 5-6, 2024, s. 314-326.

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Chen, J & Chen, M 2024, 'Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China', Research on Aging, bind 46, nr. 5-6, s. 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241229683

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Chen, J., & Chen, M. (2024). Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China. Research on Aging, 46(5-6), 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241229683

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Chen J, Chen M. Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China. Research on Aging. 2024;46(5-6):314-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241229683

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Chen, Jia ; Chen, Mengni. / Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China. I: Research on Aging. 2024 ; Bind 46, Nr. 5-6. s. 314-326.

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abstract = "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.",
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