In recent decades, rural China is aging rapidly. Population aging implies that people's role in
economic activities is transforming from" producer-consumer" to" consumer-producer" …

Objectives This study investigated whether social support, pension benefits, and medical
insurance coverage are related to cognitive function and decline among older rural Chinese …

This study investigates the gender pattern of both downstream and upstream transfers
between older parents and their children in China. Based on theories about the generation …

Objectives The role of family relationships in the lives of older adults has received
substantial attention in recent decades. Scholars have increasingly looked beyond simple …

Evidence is accumulating about the association between strong family ties and the
emotional and physical welfare of older adults, and researchers have identified negative …

Rationale The traditional cultural norm in China is that eldercare should be offered by a son
and his family. However, several decades of family planning policies and rapid economic …

This article applies the concept of intimacy to examine relationships between adult children
and their parents in rural China–an area which has been predominantly located in an …

Intergenerational families play an important role in providing informal care and support.
However, how the intergenerational living arrangements shape the time allocation of young …

Growing numbers of partners, parents, children, grandchildren and siblings are living far
away from each other, yet their opportunities to stay in touch have never been greater …

China's rapid population aging and remarkable family‐level changes have raised concerns
about the weakening of its family‐based elderly care. The last decade indeed has seen a …