Wydolność osób starszych a międzypokoleniowe świadczenie wzajemnego wsparcia w Wietnamie
Older People’s Capacities and Mutual Intergenerational Support Provision in Vietnam

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the mutual support provision between older peopleand their children. Intergenerational exchange is considered an empirical indicator offunctional solidarity, a core constituent of intergenerational solidarity (Bengtson andRoberts 1991). Types of support in this analysis include financial support, housework, caresupport and work assistance. Data from the 2011 Vietnam National Ageing Survey wereused for analysis with a sample of 2,700 participants aged 60 and older. Results suggestedthat older people with more resources tend to be involved in mutual intergenerationalsupport provision relationships, particularly financial support. Additionally, age, maritalstatus, living arrangements, number of children, and the health condition of older parentssignificantly contribute to encouraging mutual support provision. Future research couldfocus on reciprocity models and the relationship between the quality of intergenerationalrelationships and mutual support. Further, it could explore the outcomes of mutual support,which results in older people’s well-being in advanced age.

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