ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2014
Death of a child and parental wellbeing in old age: evidence from Taiwan.
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- Social Disadvantage, Severe Child Abuse, and Biological Profiles in Adulthood.Journal of health and social behavior · 2017Article
- Children's Education and Parents' Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms.Journal of health and social behavior · 2017Article
- Population-level impact of loss on survivor mortality risk.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Support Received and Provided by Older Adults who Lost a Child: A Qualitative Content Analysis.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
The death of a child is one of the most traumatic events that a parent can experience. The psychological and physical consequences of bereavement are well established, and the consequences are more severe for mothers than fathers. However, little is known about how the death of an adult child affects parental wellbeing in old age or how the deceased child's sex may moderate the association. We use data from the Taiwanese Longitudinal Study of Aging (TLSA) to investigate how the death of a son or a daughter differentially affects the wellbeing of older parents, measured by depressive symptoms and self-rated health. We find that for mothers, a son's death is associated with an increase in depressive symptoms and a decline in self-rated health, but fathers' health is not adversely affected by a son's death. There is little evidence that a daughter's death has a negative effect on either maternal or paternal wellbeing. We situate these findings within their social and cultural contexts and discuss social policies that would reduce gender and health inequality.
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