Social Participation and Life Satisfaction Among Rural Older Adults in China: The Mediating Roles of Social Networks and Loneliness.
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| Názov: | Social Participation and Life Satisfaction Among Rural Older Adults in China: The Mediating Roles of Social Networks and Loneliness. |
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| Autori: | Cheng X; School of Management, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China.; Institute of Population and Aging, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China., Wang P; School of Management, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China.; Institute of Population and Aging, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China. |
| Zdroj: | Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society [J Appl Gerontol] 2025 Nov; Vol. 44 (11), pp. 1783-1792. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Feb 25. |
| Spôsob vydávania: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
| Informácie o časopise: | Publisher: Sage Publications for the Southern Gerontological Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8606502 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-4523 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07334648 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Appl Gerontol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <2001-> : Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications for the Southern Gerontological Society Original Publication: Tampa, Fla. : The Southern Gerontologial Society, c1982- |
| Výrazy zo slovníka MeSH: | Loneliness*/psychology , Personal Satisfaction* , Rural Population*/statistics & numerical data , Social Participation*/psychology , Quality of Life* , Social Networking*, Humans ; Aged ; Male ; Female ; China ; Aged, 80 and over ; Social Support ; Middle Aged |
| Abstrakt: | Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Research has shown that social participation is related to life satisfaction. However, there is no study that simultaneously examines the mediating role of social networks and loneliness in this association. This study uses data from the Well-being of Older Adults in Anhui Province (2021, n = 1534). Parallel mediation analysis was employed to examine whether social networks and loneliness mediate the relationship between social participation and life satisfaction. Social participation had a positive effect on life satisfaction among rural older adults (β = 0.155, p < .001). Parallel mediation analysis showed that both social networks and loneliness independently mediated the relationship between social participation and life satisfaction (β = 0.011, 95%CI = [0.002, 0.022]; β = 0.032, 95%CI = [0.002, 0.060]), with the proportions of the total effect mediated being 5.56% and 16.16%, respectively. Diversified channels for social participation should be recommended to enhance the engagement of rural older adults, expand their social networks, and alleviate loneliness, ultimately improving their quality of life. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: China; life satisfaction; loneliness; rural older adults; social networks; social participation |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250225 Date Completed: 20251020 Latest Revision: 20251020 |
| Update Code: | 20251021 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/07334648251316632 |
| PMID: | 39998331 |
| Databáza: | MEDLINE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.<br />Research has shown that social participation is related to life satisfaction. However, there is no study that simultaneously examines the mediating role of social networks and loneliness in this association. This study uses data from the Well-being of Older Adults in Anhui Province (2021, n = 1534). Parallel mediation analysis was employed to examine whether social networks and loneliness mediate the relationship between social participation and life satisfaction. Social participation had a positive effect on life satisfaction among rural older adults (β = 0.155, p < .001). Parallel mediation analysis showed that both social networks and loneliness independently mediated the relationship between social participation and life satisfaction (β = 0.011, 95%CI = [0.002, 0.022]; β = 0.032, 95%CI = [0.002, 0.060]), with the proportions of the total effect mediated being 5.56% and 16.16%, respectively. Diversified channels for social participation should be recommended to enhance the engagement of rural older adults, expand their social networks, and alleviate loneliness, ultimately improving their quality of life. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-4523 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/07334648251316632 |