The Effect of Adult-Children Support Network on the Psychological Well-Being of the Single and Couple Elderly Households in Rural Areas
2011
Oh, Y.E., Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea | Lee, J.H., Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
This study examines the effect of adult-children support network on the psychological well-being of the single and couple elderly households in rural areas. Adult-children support networks include both structural and functional characteristics. For the purpose of this research, 476 participants, who are older than 60 years old, living in rural areas, were selected. The results of this study are summarized as follows: the average degree of psychological well-being of the rural elderly was high. Emotional support from adult children was higher than economic or instrumental support. In the case of the single elderly households, adult children's economic support was the strongest variable affecting the psychological well-being. In the case of the couple elderly households, adult children's emotional support had the greater effect on psychological well-being. On the basis of this analysis, policy implications regarding the single and couple elderly households in rural areas were discussed.
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