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Abstract

Massive outmigration of adult children has raised concerns about the reduction of support available for older
parents. This study aims to investigate the effects of high rural-to-urban migration of adult children on the size and
the reliability of intergenerational financial support exchange for elderly parents living in rural areas of
Indonesia. Using single and multilevel logistic regression approach on a cross-sectional data from Ageing in Rural
Indonesia Study 2016 (2,455 parents and 8,535 children observations), we found that geographical distance was a
significant factor affecting intergenerational financial support between elderly parents and children. Upward cash
transfer from children to parents is the most prominent form of intergenerational financial support
exchange. Migrant children are more likely to provide greater cash assistance to their elderly parents compared to
non-migrant with an odds ratio of 2.6. Even though the probability of parents to get financial support from both
migrant and non-migrant children is low, 63% and 51% respectively. Nevertheless, although non-migrant children
significantly provide lower financial support than migrant children, however, parents stated that financial assistance
from non-migrant children is more reliable. It suggests that the proximity to the support is more important than the
size of the support itself.

1639 Is it really better to give than to receive?: The role of intergenerational support
on the mental health of Filipino older parents

Maria Paz Marquez

University of the Philippines Population Institute, Quezon City, Philippines

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13. Others (Education, Wellbeing and Happiness etc.)

Abstract

The study examined the association between sociodemographic characteristics and various forms of
intergenerational exchange of support (financial, material, instrumental and emotional) between older parents and
their children with the former’s experience of depression symptoms. The study employed data from the
Longitudinal Study on Ageing and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP), a nationally-representative survey of Filipino
older people 60 years old and over. The analysis was restricted to 5,159 respondents with at least one living
child. Experience of depression symptoms was assessed using the 11-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-
Depression (CES-D) scale. The regression analyses show that for both fathers and mothers, favorable self-assessed
health conditions, higher educational attainment, and higher socioeconomic status are associated with lower levels
of depression symptoms. Among mothers, being married, working, and co-residing with children appear to be
protective factors against depression. The level of depression symptoms of mothers was also found to decrease
with increasing age. Among the various forms of support exchanges, only the receipt of material support emerged
as significantly associated with the older parents’ mental health. Being on the receiving end of material support was
found to be beneficial to the mental wellbeing of mothers but the opposite holds true among fathers.

1137 Widowhood and Depression Among Older Filipinos: Do Gender and Support
from Children Matter?

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Maria Karlene Shawn Cabaraban , Elma Laguna , Grace Cruz , Yasuhiko Saito , Truls Ostbye
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1 Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Quezon City, Philippines. University of the Philippines
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Population Institute, Quezon City, Philippines. Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan. Duke University Department of
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Community and Family Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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