Stay With Children, Far From Home? Individual, Family, and Community Determinants of Care Expectations Among Older Parents Migrating for Children in Urban China

Rui Kang, Jia-Jia Zhou, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Research Centre for Gerontology and Family Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on July 11, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print.
Understanding the factors associated with care expectations among older migrants is important for policies promoting successful aging in migration contexts. Using survey data from 602 older migrants aged 50 and older in urban China, this study employed ...