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The Impact of Perceived Marriage Squeeze of Offspring on the Subjective Well-being of Elderly People in Rural Areas

Yufan ChenCapital University of Economics and Business*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the intensifying aging of the population in China, rural areas, as traditional family-oriented societies, the marital status and marital quality of the younger generation have already become important factors influencing the happiness of elderly people. This study delved into Guangshan County, Henan Province, and collected 26 interview materials and 440 questionnaires through questionnaire surveys and on-site interviews. Using methods such as the multiple Logistic regression model and case analysis, empirical studies reveal that there is a notable inverse relationship between rural elderly individuals' perception of their children's marriage squeeze and their subjective well - being. The offspring's marriage squeeze reduces the subjective well-being of elderly people through four pathways: increasing parental transfer payments, reducing offspring's support for the elderly, decreasing emotional support, and reducing social participation, thus harming the subjective well-being of elderly people.

Keywords: Perception of Offspring's Marriage Squeeze; Subjective Well-being of Elderly people; Intergenerational Relationship
Published: July 4, 2025
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2025.BO24590
Volume: CHR Vol.71
pp. 71-82
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