Anticipated support from children and later-life health in the United States and China

• Main Author: CHENG Cheng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: China; Social support; Aging; Cross-national comparisons; Intergenerational relationships; Asian Studies; Medicine and Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3272; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4529/viewcontent/Cheng_2017_SSM_INK__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Past research has shown that anticipated support, the belief that someone will provide support if needed, benefits health. Few studies considered whether the relationship between anticipated support and health depends on the source of such support. This project addresses this gap and examines how an...