文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Life Restoration and Future Care Preparation Among Older Parents in Shanghai Who Have Lost Their Only Adult Child

作者：Chen, Lin[1];Song, Yajun[2];You, Yixin[1]

机构：[1]Fudan Univ, Shanghai, Peoples R China;[2]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Shanghai, Peoples R China

年份：2020

卷号：39

期号：10

起止页码：1097

外文期刊名：JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000480911900001)】；

基金：The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The research is sponsored by Shanghai Pujiang Program (Grant No.: #16PJC006) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No.: WE1824003).

语种：英文

外文关键词：bereavement; death of only adult child; future care preparation; life restoration

摘要：The combination of aging and losing their only adult child challenges an increasing number of older adults in China. Current literature primarily focuses on older parents' bereavement but seldom examines their effort to cope with subsequent life changes brought about by only-child loss. This study explores how older parents in Shanghai who lost their only adult child restore their lives and prepare for future care. Twenty-four older adults were purposively sampled and participated in face-to-face, in-depth interviews. The findings suggest that participants tried to restore their lives by rationalizing grief and expanding their social networks. Despite their losses, participants remained in favor of family caregiving and reluctantly prepared for future care. Their ambivalent attitudes toward government support call for caution in approaches to service delivery.