Intergenerational contact frequency and health outcomes among empty-nest older adults in China: a mediation analysis through physical exercise
Hui Wang, Yan Jiang, Jinghang Cui · 2026
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Hui Wang, Yan Jiang, and Jinghang Cui analyze, in 2026 work, how often grown children visit empty-nest parents in China and how that contact tracks with parental health. Data came from a national aging survey's 2020 wave, covering 3117 community dwellers aged sixty-five and over living without children at home. Contact meant the most frequent child's in-person visits over the past year.
More frequent visits tied to better self-rated health and fewer depressive symptoms after adjusting for background factors. Visiting also tied to more physical exercise, and exercise carried part of both health links, roughly a fifth for self-rated health. Effects ran somewhat stronger for rural residents and men. Family engagement plus community exercise programs may reinforce each other.
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| CREATOR | Hui Wang, Yan Jiang, Jinghang Cui |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48406 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |