子女代际支持对老年人心理抑郁程度的影响研究——基于CFPS2020进行的实证研究

The Impact of Intergenerational Support from Children on the Psychological Depression Levels of the Elderly-An Empirical Study Based on CFPS2020

少子老龄化是当今中国乃至全世界要面临的社会问题,少子化也对养老问题发出了挑战。老年群体的健康保障也成为了学术界日益讨论的话题。为了探索多元有效的养老模式,更好实现健康老龄化,本研究基于中国家庭追踪调查(CFPS)2020年数据,运用SPSS数据分析软件,构建多元线性回归模型,对4580名老年人的心理抑郁程度进行影响因素分析。结果表明,子女不同维度的代际支持对老人的心理抑郁程度具有差异性。子女经济支持、生活照顾支持对老年心理抑郁程度影响不显著,情感支持与老年人心理抑郁程度有显著的负相关性。基于此,在家庭养老中,子女应减少过多的物质资源,注重对老年群体的情感陪伴与精神关怀,实现养老资源的有效利用,积极寻找最合理的健康老龄化的路径,缓解养老问题。

The challenge of an aging population with fewer children is a social issue that China,as well as the rest ofthe world,faces today.The phenomenon of having fewer children also poses a challenge to the pension system.Ensuring the health and well-being of the elderly has become a topic of in-creasing concern in academia.To explore diverse and effective elderly care models and promote healthy aging,this study utilizes data from the China Family Panel Studies(CFPS)in 2020 and em-ploys SPSS statistical software to construct a multiple linear regression model.The study analyzes the factors influencing the psychological depression levels of 4580 elderly individuals.The results indicate that intergenerational support from children varies in its impact on the psychological depression levels of the elderly.Specifically,while the effects of children’s financial support and daily care assistance on the psychological depression levels of the elderly are not significant,emo-tional support exhibits a significant negative correlation with psychological depression levels among the elderly.Based on these findings,it is suggested that,in family-based elderly care,children should reduce excessive material assistance and instead prioritize emotional compa-nionship and spiritual care for the elderly.This approach aims to maximize the effective utiliza-tion of elderly care resources and actively seek the most rational path towards healthy aging,the-reby alleviating elderly care challenges.