Journal article
Geographic distance and intergenerational relationships in Chinese migrant families
Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work, Vol.27(4), pp.328-345
01/01/2018
DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2018.1520167
Abstract
This study examines the effect of adult Chinese migrants' geographic distance from home on their intergenerational relationships with parents who remain behind. We compared monetary and family care support as well as emotional relationships among four parent-child groups: older adults and international migrant children, older adults and internal migrant children (who migrated to other cities in China), older adults and coresiding children, and older adults and local children (living in the same city as their parents). Data were derived from 332 older adults in Beijing, China, with at least one child who migrated to another country or city. Results from chi-square tests, anaylsis of variance (ANOVA) tests, and regression analyses indicate that international and internal migrant children maintain similar intergenerational relationships with their parents, and that both of those groups are less likely than coresiding and local children to have family care exchanges and emotionally close relationships with their parents. The results may help professionals develop supportive services and policies for older adults in migrant families.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Geographic distance and intergenerational relationships in Chinese migrant families
- Creators
- Jinyu Liu - Columbia UniversityMan Guo - University of IowaWeiyu Mao - University of Nevada RenoIris Chi - University of Southern California
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work, Vol.27(4), pp.328-345
- DOI
- 10.1080/15313204.2018.1520167
- ISSN
- 1531-3204
- eISSN
- 1531-3212
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 18
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984307152202771
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