Abstract: Using data from China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey conducted in 2016, this study examines the influence of children's gender and living arrangements on Chinese older adults' friend network support under the framework of gendered double embeddedness. The results show that having no son negatively affects older men's, but not older women's, friend network support. Comparing to living with a partner only, co-residing with partner and son(s) is positively associated with friend network support for older men. The impacts of living arrangements vary across urban/rural areas and different regions. This study contributes to the literature on the relationship between family structure, living arrangements, and older adults' social support, and helps us recognize the most socially isolated older adults who might need more support.

Keywords: Older Adults, Gender Preference, Living Arrangements, Support from Friend Networks, Gender Differences

摘要： 使用2016年中国老年社会追踪调查数据，采用双重性别视角——老年人性别和子女性别，分析老年人的不同子女性别结构以及居住模式对老年男性和老年女性所获得的朋友网络支持的影响。结果显示，没有儿子对老年男性的朋友网络支持有显著的负面影响，但对老年女性的影响并不显著。相比仅与配偶同住，若能同时与儿子居住对老年男性获得朋友网络支持有正面影响。此外，居住模式的影响存在城乡、区域的异质性。对老年人所获得朋友网络支持的研究，有利于了解当前社会传统文化下老年人家庭状况对其可能获得的家庭之外的社会网络支持的影响，识别更可能面临社会隔离风险、需要更多社会支持的老年人，对与养老保障相关的政策设计具有重要参考意义。

关键词: 老年人¦性别偏好, 居住模式, 社会网络支持, 性别差异