老龄人口的精神赡养问题

随着社会的变迁,精神赡养成为一个相对独立于物质供养而日趋重要的问题。精神赡养同时满足了年轻人的道德需求和老年人的养老需求。对“精神赡养”范畴的把握应从人格尊重、成就安心和情感慰藉三个维度来展开,换言之,全方位的精神赡养必须同时满足老年人的自尊需求、期待需求和亲情需求。从传统孝道到精神赡养的演变路径是:从“老人本位”到“代际平等”,从“单一满足情感需求”到“兼顾激发生命潜能”。积极的精神赡养包含了晚辈精神上的自足和祖辈精神上的自强。

An Analysis of the Mental Support for the Elderly

Mental support for the elderly is becoming a much more important problem in the process of Chinese social transition. Mental support for the elderly meets both the moral need from the young and the support demand of the elderly. Mental support for the elderly consists of three dimensions, namely, personality respect, success comfort and mental satisfaction. The development route from traditional filial piety to mental support for the elderly is from "the elderly-centered" to " intergenerational equality", and from "meeting the mental demand singly" to "digging the latent energy simultaneously". Active mental support means moral satisfaction from the young and mental strengthening of the elderly.