Widowhood and Economic Well-being in China: The Role of Coresident Children Before, During and After Spousal Death
The observed improvement in economic well-being reflects how older adults, who often have limited personal income, depend on their adult children in a familistic welfare system lacking sufficient public support for older adult care. Women and those with agricultural occupational backgrounds emerge as particularly vulnerable and dependent within these economic well-being dynamics.
Authors
- Sergi Vidal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4011-2077)
- Zachary Van Winkle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7756-6799)
- Jeroen Spijker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-9553)
- Jianji Chen
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ES)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Centre for Demographic Studies (ES)
- National Centre for Social research (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag025
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00