Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)

The Influence of Intergenerational Support from Children on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly: The Mediating Effect of Self-efficacy

Authors
Wei Peng1, 2, *
1School of Economics and Social Welfare, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
2Zhejiang Research Center of Modern Service, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
*Corresponding author. Email: pw8322260@126.com
Corresponding Author
Wei Peng
Available Online 29 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_394How to use a DOI?
Keywords
The Elderly; Life Satisfaction; Intergenerational Support from Children; Self-efficacy; Mediating Effect
Abstract

This paper is intended to investigate the influence of intergenerational support from children on the life satisfaction of the elderly and explore the mediating effect of self-efficacy. A total of randomly-selected 615 elderly people from Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces were measured by a general information questionnaire, life satisfaction scale, children’s intergenerational support scale, and self-efficacy scale. With statistical regression analysis and mediating effect test respectively conducted through SPSS21.0 and Process macro programs, significant differences (P < 0.05) have been found in age, spouse, household registration, and pension concerning the life satisfaction score of the elderly. Intergenerational support from children is positively correlated with life satisfaction (r = 0.27, P < 0.01) and self-efficacy (r = 0.13, P < 0.01), and life satisfaction shares a positive correlation with self-efficacy (r = 0.39, P < 0.01). The results of regression analysis showed that self-efficacy had a significant partial mediating effect on the influence of intergenerational support from children on life satisfaction. Both intergenerational supports from children and self-efficacy constitute important factors affecting the life satisfaction of the elderly, and self-efficacy can partially mediate the influence of intergenerational support from children on the life satisfaction of the elderly.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_394
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_394How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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