Zhao Wu|Laura Rudkin
Social Contact, Socioeconomic Status, and the Health Status of Older Malaysians
tested applicability stress buffering hypothesis developing country setting data senior sample malaysian family life survey2 using ordered logistic regression methods examined whether daily contact adult children moderates effect low socioeconomic status ses conceptualized chronic stressor selfassessed health status found low ses associated poorer health three ethnic groupsmalay chinese indian malays chinese found negative effects low ses health tend stronger older people less frequent contact adult children daily contact results provide general support buffering model suggest found developed countries active intergenerational relationships developing country settings may protective effects health older people experiencing chronic stressors