Lee Yeonjin, Yeung Wei-Jun Jean
Department of Sociology, Kookmin University, Republic of Korea.
Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
J Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 15;299:652-657. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.103. Epub 2021 Oct 29.
Little is known about cohort variations in the relationships between living arrangements and psychological health among older adults. The current study evaluated whether cohort differences in the intergenerational support affect the differences in the mental health benefits of multigenerational living arrangements, and how they do so.
Using panel regression models with lagged variables based on South Korean data, we compared the shape of the relationships between living arrangements and psychological conditions of two cohorts of older adults.
The study found birth cohort differences in older adults' psychological well-being. Among older adults in recent cohorts, living in a multigenerational household was positively associated with depression and negatively linked with life satisfaction. The cohort variations were partly explained by children's marital status and home ownership.
The birth cohort variations in psychological health implications of living arrangements may reflect the changing patterns of intergenerational support and family values.
关于老年人生活安排与心理健康之间关系的队列差异，我们知之甚少。当前研究评估了代际支持中的队列差异是否会影响多代同堂生活安排在心理健康方面的差异，以及具体是如何影响的。
基于韩国数据，使用带有滞后变量的面板回归模型，我们比较了两代老年人生活安排与心理状况之间关系的形态。
研究发现老年人心理健康存在出生队列差异。在最近队列的老年人中，生活在多代同堂家庭与抑郁呈正相关，与生活满意度呈负相关。队列差异部分可由子女的婚姻状况和住房所有权来解释。
生活安排对心理健康影响的出生队列差异可能反映了代际支持和家庭价值观的变化模式。
