Dynamics in Intergenerational Family Relationships in the Chinese Context

Friday, November 15, 2024

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Location: Room 2B

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

Tianyuan Li, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Applied Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (People's Republic)

Co-Chair(s)

Helene H. Fung, PhD, FGSA (she/her/hers)

Professor
Department of Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Discussant(s)

CH

Christiane Hoppmann, PhD

Professor
Department of Psychology
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

Tianyuan Li, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Applied Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (People's Republic)
Da Jiang, PhD

Associate Professor
Dept of Special Education and Counselling
Education University of Hong Kong
Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Slides
Yue Hu, PhD (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral fellow
Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Jin You, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor
Department of Psychology
Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, China (People's Republic)

Various intergenerational family relationships play essential roles in maintaining older adults’ well-being and promoting successful aging. The intergenerational family relationships are particularly important in the Chinese culture as it has a long tradition emphasizing familism values. This symposium consists of four studies which investigate the dynamics of intergenerational family relationships in the Chinese context at different stages of later adulthood. The intergenerational relationships covered range from the relationship between aging parents and their adult children (Jiang et al.), grandparents providing care to young grandchildren (Hu et al.), the relationship between grandparents and adult grandchildren (Li et al.), and grandparents receiving care from family members (You et al.). The results jointly support the importance of the bidirectional support between the older and younger generations and demonstrate how the balance of support evolves over time.

Chinese Gerontology Studies Interest Group Sponsored Symposium

Learning Objectives:

After attending this session, participants will be able to understand the importance of diverse intergenerational family relationships in late adulthood;
After attending this session, participants will learn about the dynamics of intergenerational family relationships in the Chinese context;
After attending this session, participants will learn about various methodologies that could be used to investigate intergenerational relationships.

Presentations:

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Transmission of Generalized Trust and Belief in a Just World Between Grandparents and Adult Grandchildren
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Tianyuan Li, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Empathy Moderates the Relationship Between Reciprocity and Stress Among Aging Parents and Children
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Da Jiang, PhD – Education University of Hong Kong
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Intensive Grandchild Care and Successful Aging: The Role of Internal Migration in China
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Yue Hu, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Informal Care Network Characteristics and Psychological Well-Being Among Chinese Older Adults
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jin You, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wuhan University