Social Support and Subjective Well-Being of Noncustodial Grandparent Caregivers in Urban China: The Mediating Roles of Generative Acts
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AbstractWhile social support is generally beneficial, it remains unclear how it directly and indirectly affects subjective well-being among grandparents via generative acts. Multi-stage cluster random sampling was employed in a city in Eastern China, reaching 1013 noncustodial grandparent caregivers of kindergarten children (mean age = 58.3, range: 40-93, female = 71.9%, non-local = 508). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results reveal that social support positively affected three indicators of subjective well-being among noncustodial grandparent caregivers. Also, social support worked through agentic generative acts to positively affect life satisfaction and positive affect, while not through domestic generative acts. The present study contributes to grandparent caregiving research in urban China by advancing an integrated framework that considers the mechanism of generative acts. Policy and practice implications are also discussed.
Acceptance Date19/05/2023
All Author(s) ListGUO Haoyi, NGAI Sek Yum, SUN Tao
Journal nameGeriatric Nursing
Year2023
Month7
Volume Number52
PublisherElsevier
Pages98 - 105
ISSN0197-4572
LanguagesEnglish-United Kingdom
KeywordsNoncustodial grandparent caregivers, China, Social support, Generative acts, Subjective well-being
