Emotional Support, Religious Beliefs, and Choice of Aging Style

Authors

Yuanyang Wu
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430074
Conghui Ma
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Hubei 430073

Synopsis

Emotional support for older people has been changing from a bonded to a bondless society, and from living together for generations to nuclearised and empty-nesting families. Religious beliefs, as an external pathway of emotional support, may influence the choice of retirement mode through emotional filling. In view of this, this paper examines the impact of emotional support on older adults' choice of retirement mode based on CLASS2018 data. Children's emotional support significantly contributes to older people's choice of family old-age care, while older people with social emotional support prefer social old-age care.

PKUGSFA 2024
Published
September 1, 2024