Impact of Social Changes and Birth Cohort on Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Temporal Meta-analysis, 1990–2010

2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 795-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Yu ◽  
Zhimin Yan ◽  
Xun Yang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Yuhan Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Chinese Older Adults

scholarly journals Social Network Types and Subjective Well-being in Chinese Older Adults

2009 ◽  
Vol 64B (6) ◽  
pp. 713-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.-T. Cheng ◽  
C. K. L. Lee ◽  
A. C. M. Chan ◽  
E. M. F. Leung ◽  
J.-J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Chinese Older Adults

Stressors and Subjective Well-Being among Chinese Older Adults: Uncovering the Buffering Roles of Tangible Support Patterns

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-98
Author(s):  
Xupeng Mao ◽  
Liwei Zhang ◽  
Yuerong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Functional Dependence ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Tangible Support

Using data from two waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study ( N ≈ 5,500), this study used latent class analysis to identify tangible support patterns among Chinese older adults based on types and sources of support. Furthermore, multivariate regression was used to examine the stress-buffering roles of tangible support patterns in the relationships between two stressors (i.e., poor health and functional dependence) and older adults’ subjective well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms and life satisfaction). We found four distinct tangible support patterns (i.e., semitraditional, traditional, formal financial-spousal instrumental, and restricted) among Chinese older adults. Poor health and functional dependence were significantly associated with lower subjective well-being. The moderating role of support differed significantly by patterns. Two patterns, formal financial-spousal instrumental and restricted, mitigated or reversed the negative relationships between both stressors and older adults’ subjective well-being. In addition, the traditional Chinese support pattern reduced the positive relationship between poor health and depressive symptoms. Implications for the well-being of the Chinese older adult population are discussed.

scholarly journals Cell Phone Use and Happiness Among Chinese Older Adults: Does Rural/Urban Residence Status Matter?

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-109
Author(s):  
Xiangnan Chai ◽  
Hina Kalyal
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Urban Residence ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Cell Phone Use

This study explores the relationship between cell phone use and self-reported happiness among older adults in Mainland China and whether rural/urban residence status moderates this relationship. The analysis is based on a sample of 6,952 respondents over the age of 60, from the 2010 wave of China Family Panel Studies. Findings show that using own cell phone is positively associated with self-reported happiness among Chinese older adults (odds ratio [ OR] = 1.283, p < .001). This relationship remains for respondents residing in rural areas ( OR = 1.616, p < .01) but not for their urban counterparts. Findings reflect on how the happiness of Chinese older adults has been affected by a growing shift in the traditional family values due to the unprecedented economic growth. Results also highlight the disparities between state support for older adults in rural and urban areas as well as the necessity to develop relevant policies to improve the subjective well-being of China’s rapidly growing population of older adults.

Assessing Subjective Well-being in Chinese Older Adults: The Chinese Aging Well Profile

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Wen Ku ◽  
Kenneth R. Fox ◽  
Jim McKenna
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Aging Well

Birth cohort changes in the depressive symptoms of Chinese older adults: a cross-temporal meta-analysis

2013 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjin Shao ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
Dajun Zhang ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Qinghua Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Chinese Older Adults

Dimensions of Subjective Well-Being and Effects of Physical Activity in Chinese Older Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Wen Ku ◽  
Jim McKenna ◽  
Kenneth R. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Older Chinese

Subjective well-being (SWB) and its relationship with physical activity have not been systematically investigated in older Chinese people. This study explored these issues using qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of 23 community-dwelling Chinese older adults (age 55–78 y, 12 women); 16 were physically active and 7 physically inactive. Using cross-case analyses, 7 dimensions of SWB emerged: physical, psychological, developmental, material, spiritual, sociopolitical, and social. Although elements of SWB may be shared across cultures, specific distinctions were identified. Active respondents reported the unique contributions of physical activity to the physical, psychological, developmental, and social elements of SWB. The findings suggest that physical activity could enhance the quality of life in Chinese older adults.

Social change and birth cohort increase in loneliness among Chinese older adults: a cross-temporal meta-analysis, 1995–2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1773-1781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhimin Yan ◽  
Xun Yang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Yuhan Zhao ◽  
Lin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Health Threat

ABSTRACTBackground:In China, rapid economic growth and increasing social problems constitute the two basic characteristics underlying contemporary social change. With dramatic social change, loneliness in older adults may have changed across birth cohorts, thus altering older adults’ mental health. The present study aims to identify birth cohort changes in Chinese older adults’ loneliness and the social indicators underlying these changes.Methods:Cross-temporal meta-analysis was utilized to investigate changes in Chinese older adults’ loneliness from 1995 to 2011. We analyzed 25 studies (N = 13,280 adults; age ≥ 60 years) employing the University of California at Los Angeles Loneliness Scale. We correlated loneliness scores with social indicators and matched these correlations for three periods: ten years before the data collection, five years before data collection, and during the year of data collection.Results:Loneliness levels in Chinese older adults have increased by 1.02 standard deviations from 1995 to 2011. Social indicators such as increased urbanization level, personal medical expenditure, divorce rate, the Gini coefficient, and unemployment rate significantly predicted loneliness in Chinese older adults. Decrease in social connectedness and increase in levels of health threat may be responsible for the observed increase in levels of loneliness.Conclusions:Cross-temporal meta-analysis revealed a birth cohort increase in loneliness among Chinese older adults. We conclude that changes in social connectedness and levels of health threat likely play an important role in predicting loneliness in the population of Chinese elderly adults.

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