How do Living Arrangements and Intergenerational Support Matter for Psychological Health of Elderly Parents? Evidence from Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand

• Main Authors: TEERAWICHITCHAINAN, Bussarawan, POTHISIRI, Wiraporn, LONG, Giang Thanh
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Coresidence; Elderly; Intergenerational support; Living arrangements; Psychological wellbeing; Southeast Asia; Asian Studies; Demography, Population, and Ecology; Medicine and Health; Sociology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1814; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3071/viewcontent/2015_LivingArrangements.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Living arrangements and family support for older persons have become an increasingly important policy concern in developing and rapidly aging Asia. Formulating a sound elderly care policy for the region will benefit from empirically examining how living arrangements, particularly coresidence, and in...