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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Intergenerational support and older adults mental health in rural China: evidence and policy implications.

Zhixuan Li, Yongchang Wu, Shan Jin, Jing Chen

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zhixuan LiInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yongchang WuInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shan JinDepartment of Land and Property Management, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, United Kingdom.
Jing ChenInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Mental health problems among the rural older adults pose a major challenge in contemporary China, where adult children have a crucial role in addressing this issue. However, the mental health experiences of rural older adults remain comparatively underexplored in existing research, particularly in contrast with their urban counterparts. Methods: Data were collected through face-to-face surveys with 975 adults aged 60 and over from two rural counties with distinct socioeconomic contexts: Kunshan in Jiangsu Province (an economically developed population inflow area, Results: Intergenerational support, especially economic ( Discussion: The need for policies that not only account for regional and gender differences but also challenge traditional values of child-based old-age support to better promote the mental wellbeing of rural older adults in China.

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Intergenerational RelationsMental HealthRural PopulationSocial SupportAgedAged, 80 and overChinaFamily SupportFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedParent-Child RelationsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and Questionnaireschildintergenerational supportmental healthparentrural older adults

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