The mediating role of psychological resilience between social participation and life satisfaction among older adults in China

BMC Geriatrics

Research

Zhifei He¹  Zhiliu Liao²  Hanmeng Zhou² 

[1] School of Politics and Public Administration, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China;School of Public Affairs, Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: Older adults;    Social participation;    Psychological resilience;    Life satisfaction;    Mediating effect;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-022-03635-x

 received in 2022-04-12, accepted in 2022-11-18,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundA significant correlation has been discovered between social participation and older adults’ life satisfaction, but the relationships among social participation, psychological resilience, and life satisfaction remain to be confirmed. Therefore, this study aims to identify the relationship between social participation and life satisfaction for Chinese older adults and to analyse the possible mediating role of psychological resilience between these two aspects.MethodsData on 15,779 people aged 65 years and above were extracted from the 2018 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Social participation was classified into two levels: low-level involvement activities and high-level involvement activities. Hierarchical regression analysis was applied to analyse the correlations between the two levels of social participation and older adults’ life satisfaction as well as the mediating effects of psychological resilience on this association.ResultsThe results indicate that two levels of social participation were each positively correlated with life satisfaction. Specifically, high-level involvement activities (β = 0.070, P < 0.001) were more strongly associated with life satisfaction than low-level involvement activities (β = 0.051, P < 0.001). Moreover, psychological resilience was found to partially mediate the association between low-level involvement activities and high-level involvement activities and life satisfaction.ConclusionA higher level of life satisfaction for older adults is related to participation in high-level involvement activities. Psychological resilience has a mediating effect on the association between two levels of older adults’ social participation and life satisfaction. These findings suggest that the government and society should establish a more concrete understanding of the psychological resilience of older adults.

【 授权许可】

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