Depressive symptoms among migrant Chinese grandparents and intergenerational family conflict: a moderated mediation model

Within the co-residential, multi-generational caregiving arrangements involving migrant grandparents in China, hostile attribution bias mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and intergenerational family conflict, while collective family efficacy moderates the mediating pathway of hostile attribution bias on intergenerational family conflict. The findings provide a theoretical basis for designing targeted preventive interventions. Future interventions are recommended to focus on reducing hostile attribution bias and enhancing collective family efficacy to mitigate the negative relationship between depressive symptoms and intergenerational family conflict, thereby promoting the intergenerational well-being of migrant grandparents.