Journal of Families and Better Life (가정과삶의질연구)

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Structural and Associational Solidarity Between Adult Children and Older Parents: Impact on Older Parents' Cognitive Functioning

성인자녀-부모관계와 부모의 인지기능: 구조적·연계적 결속을 중심으로

  • Choi, Heejeong (Department of Consumer and Family Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Min, Joohong (Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta)
  • Received : 2015.06.26
  • Accepted : 2015.07.25
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

This study examined whether structural (coresidence, proximity) and associational (frequency of face-to-face contact, frequency of contact via phone, email or letter) solidarity between adult children and older parents may influence older parents' cognitive functioning. Adult children may help delay older parents' cognitive decline by promoting healthier lifestyle, engaging parents in complex everyday problem solving, and providing emotional support. The data consisted of men and women 65+ at Wave 1 who had at least one child 20+ and participated in at least two waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA, N=3,961). Cognitive functioning was measured with the Korean version of the Mini Mental State Examination. Fixed effects models were estimated using the xtreg procedure in STATA. Findings suggest that increases in proximity with at least one adult child may lead to enhanced cognitive functioning among older parents. Neither transitioning to coresidence with at least one adult child nor increases in frequency of contact with at least one non-resident adult child was associated with changes in older parents' cognitive functioning. With older parents' increasing preference for living close by, but not necessarily living with adult children, greater proximity may provide more opportunities for reciprocal support exchanges between the two generations, leading to better cognitive functioning of older parents.

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