The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural China
Exploration of ways to improve the subjective welfare of residents is an important area of current academic research. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies survey conducted in 2010, this paper investigated the impact of clan culture on the mental health of elderly people in rural China. The...
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| author | Xiao-hong LIU Wei-dong WANG Lin-xiu ZHANG |
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| description | Exploration of ways to improve the subjective welfare of residents is an important area of current academic research. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies survey conducted in 2010, this paper investigated the impact of clan culture on the mental health of elderly people in rural China. The results demonstrated that clan culture can significantly decrease the depression score of the rural elderly. Further, there was no gender difference with respect to the impact of clan culture on the depression score of the elderly. At the same time, the positive effects of clan culture on the depression score of the elderly have gradually weakened with economic development. Exploration of the mechanisms involved indicated that in areas with stronger clan culture, older people receive more social support. This study enriches our understanding of the impact of informal institutions on the welfare of rural residents. At the same time, it can also provide a certain decision-making reference for the government to formulate relative poverty relief strategies in a new stage of poverty alleviation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8cf6fbbafc2d40df86c96e57df13a6c72025-08-20T03:56:55ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192021-04-012041107111810.1016/S2095-3119(21)63626-2The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural ChinaXiao-hong LIU0Wei-dong WANG1Lin-xiu ZHANG2China Center for Agricultural Policy, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China; Correspondence WANG Wei-dong, Tel/Fax: +86-10-62337196UN Environment-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP), Beijing 100101, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. ChinaExploration of ways to improve the subjective welfare of residents is an important area of current academic research. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies survey conducted in 2010, this paper investigated the impact of clan culture on the mental health of elderly people in rural China. The results demonstrated that clan culture can significantly decrease the depression score of the rural elderly. Further, there was no gender difference with respect to the impact of clan culture on the depression score of the elderly. At the same time, the positive effects of clan culture on the depression score of the elderly have gradually weakened with economic development. Exploration of the mechanisms involved indicated that in areas with stronger clan culture, older people receive more social support. This study enriches our understanding of the impact of informal institutions on the welfare of rural residents. At the same time, it can also provide a certain decision-making reference for the government to formulate relative poverty relief strategies in a new stage of poverty alleviation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311921636262clan culturethe elderlydepressionrural Chinasocial support |
| spellingShingle | Xiao-hong LIU Wei-dong WANG Lin-xiu ZHANG The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural China Journal of Integrative Agriculture clan culture the elderly depression rural China social support |
| title | The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural China |
| title_full | The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural China |
| title_fullStr | The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural China |
| title_short | The power of informal institutions: The impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural China |
| title_sort | power of informal institutions the impact of clan culture on the depression of the elderly in rural china |
| topic | clan culture the elderly depression rural China social support |
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