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MENTAL MODEL · M1435

Sandwich Generation

Sandwich Generation
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Refers to the middle-aged group who simultaneously care for their elderly parents (upper layer) and underage children (lower layer), bearing dual pressures while being sandwiched in between.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Focus on midlife crisis. This group is the backbone of society and also the most stressed. Products targeting them (such as elderly care services, education burden reduction, psychological counseling) have a huge rigid demand market.

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The middle-aged generation simultaneously supports the previous generation, nurtures the next generation, and takes care of themselves, being in a 'sandwich' layer squeezed from above and below, with resources and energy diverted in both directions.

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