The Impact of Intergenerational Support on the Elderly’s Life Satisfaction in China: A Comparison of Males and Females<sup><a class="tippyShow" data-tippy-arrow="true" data-tippy-content="Supported by “the Fundamental Research Fund

This paper examines whether different types of intergenerational support have different effects on life satisfaction among the elderly, and whether a gender difference exists in the effect of intergenerational support on the elderly’s life satisfaction. Data from the <em>China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey</em> (CLASS) were used for this study. The study sample consisted of 10,801 cases. A logit regression model was used for empirical verification. All types of intergenerational support were found to have effects on life satisfaction among the elderly. However, a gender difference existed in the relationship between intergenerational support and elderly life satisfaction. Findings suggest that intergenerational support has distinctive patterns on the life satisfaction of the elderly. Thus, policies and programs should develop different intergenerational support models to improve their life satisfaction of elderly males and females.