Qualitative study reveals that lifestyle shifts and evolutionary family pressures drive adaptation challenges in drifting elderly adults, highlighting the need for enhanced community social support.
The social adaptation of the drifting elderly was affected by differences in daily life when compared with before migrating, and adaptation pressure was caused by both proximate and evolutionary factors. The decision to migrate was the result of a rational principle of maintaining the intergenerational support structure, and it was influenced by the evolutionary advantage related to maintaining this structure. Strengthening social support for the drifting elderly is necessary to promote their adaptation.
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