Volunteer service and positive attitudes toward aging among Chinese older adults: The mediating role of health

2020 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 113535
Author(s):  
Yiwei Liu ◽  
Yanan Duan ◽  
Ling Xu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Volunteer Service ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Aging

scholarly journals RECEIVING ELDERLY PRIVILEGE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT AGING: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SUPPORT FROM CHILDREN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S457-S458
Author(s):  
Lingya Zhao ◽  
Ling Xu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Social Program ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Sum Scores

Abstract Objectives. This study investigated the influence of receiving elderly privilege on positive attitudes about aging, and examined the mediating roles of support from children in such associations among Chinese older adults. Methods. Data were derived from China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS), a nationwide social survey project of Chinese older adults aged 60 or older (N = 7,184) conducted in 2014. The positive attitudes about aging were measured by Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire. Sum scores were calculated with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes about aging. Analyses were conducted by PROCESS v3.3 for SPSS 20.0. Results. Receiving elderly privilege was significantly associated with more financial support (b = 0.303, p＜.001) and instrumental support (b =0.225, p＜.001) from children. Financial support (b = 0.100, p < .05), instrumental support (b = 0.090, p < .05), and emotional support (b = 0.405, p＜.001) received from children were significantly correlated with more positive attitudes about aging. Financial support (b = 0.030, BCa CI [0.010, 0.057]) and instrumental support (b = 0.020, BCa CI [0.000, 0.042]) from children mediated the association between receiving elderly privilege and positive attitudes about aging. Conclusion. With the rapid increase of aging population in China, it’s important to help Chinese older adults maintain high quality of life by encouraging society and family to work together. To maintain higher levels of positive attitudes about aging among Chinese older adults, social program of providing elderly privilege and support from children are both needed.

scholarly journals Social Support and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Frailty

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1583-1593
Author(s):  
Lijun Fan ◽  
Shiyuan Wang ◽  
Hui Xue ◽  
Yue Ding ◽  
Jingwen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals RESILIENCE AND HEALTH AMONG CHINESE OLDER ADULTS: FINDINGS FROM THE U.S. AND CHINA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S589-S589
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Bei Wu ◽  
David Matchar
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Study Sites

Abstract The new framework of resilient aging has gained its importance in recent years. This symposium provides new findings on resilience and health among the Chinese population. Using data collected among 430 Chinese older adults in Honolulu, the first presentation examines resilience as an explanatory mechanism linking neighborhood social environment and well-being. Results showed that neighborhood cohesion was positively related to psychological well-being and life satisfaction. Resilience contributed to a substantial portion of the associations. Using the same data, the second presentation examines the association between immigrant status and oral health related quality of life (OHQoL) and the moderating role of resilience. Findings showed that U.S.-born Chinese immigrant older adults had better OHQoL than their foreign-born Chinese American counterparts. Resilience was positively associated with OHQoL for the former but not for the latter. The third paper presents findings from the same dataset along with a survey of 800 older adults in Wuhan, China. The positive relationship between attitudes towards aging and self-rated health (SRH) was found to be moderated by resilience such that higher levels of resilience weakened this association substantially. Both the positive focal relationship and the moderating effect appeared to be stronger among participants in Honolulu. Using both datasets, the fourth paper investigates patterns of intergenerational transfer and their relationships with SRH as well as the meditating effect of resilience. Findings highlighted the beneficial health effects of receiving emotional support from adult children as well as the mediating role of resilience for older females in both study sites.

Effect of physical frailty on elder mistreatment in a national survey: examining psychological vulnerability, housework involvement, and financial independence as mediators

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yunjun Li ◽  
Honglin Chen ◽  
Xizhe Peng
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Psychosocial Variables ◽  
Physical Frailty ◽  
Financial Independence ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Past ◽  
Psychological Vulnerability

ABSTRACT Objectives: To explore the prevalence of EM in an older Chinese population and examine the mediating role of three psychosocial variables – psychological vulnerability, housework involvement, and financial independence – in the relationship between physical frailty and EM. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Setting: The data source was the Third Survey on Chinese Women’s Social Status (SCSSW), which is a nationwide decennial survey conducted in 2010. Participants: Community-dwelling adults aged 60 and older who participated in SCSSW (N = 3516). Measurements: The past-year prevalence of EM and its seven subtypes, physical frailty, psychological vulnerability, housework involvement, financial independence, and demographic characteristics. Results: The past-year prevalence of EM was 4% among Chinese older adults, with psychological abuse being the most common subtype (3.9%). A higher level of physical frailty had a direct influence on EM. Older adults with higher levels of physical frailty were more likely to have higher levels of psychological vulnerability (anxiety, loneliness, and uselessness) and lower levels of housework involvement, which further correlated with increased risk of EM. Frail Chinese older adults were less likely to have financial independence, which in turn, surprisingly predicted a lower probability of EM. Conclusions: In this nationally representative sample, we provided the first evidence of the prevalence of EM among Chinese older adults and expanded the global understanding of EM by examining the mediating role of three psychosocial variables. Future studies are warranted to corroborate our findings and identify factors contributing to the complex mechanism of EM.

Neighborhood Social Cohesion, Resilience, and Psychological Well-Being Among Chinese Older Adults in Hawai’i

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Sizhe Liu ◽  
Keqing Zhang ◽  
Bei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Birth Place ◽  
Neighborhood Social Cohesion ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Background and Objectives A growing body of literature indicates that neighborhood social cohesion is generally associated with lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of life satisfaction (LS). However, very few studies have examined these relationships among Chinese older adults, the fastest growing aging population across all racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. Focusing on this population, the current study aims to examine the associations of neighborhood cohesion with psychological distress and LS as well as the mediating role of resilience and the moderating role of birth place in the associations. Research Design and Methods Ordinary least squares regressions were applied to analyze data collected among 430 Chinese older adults aged 55 and older residing in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Results Results show that neighborhood social cohesion was positively associated with lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of LS for the whole sample. The association between social cohesion and psychological distress was moderated by birth place such that the protecting effects of neighborhood cohesion on distress were only salient for the U.S.-born but not for the foreign-born. Moreover, the mediating role of resilience was identified: It contributed to more than 60% of the association between social cohesion and psychological distress, and more than 22% of the association between social cohesion and LS. Discussion and Implications Our findings indicate the importance of a cohesive social environment and resilience in shaping psychological well-being and quality of life for older Chinese adults, the U.S.-born in particular, living in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Relationship between mindfulness and positive affect of Chinese older adults: Optimism as mediator

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weinan Zeng ◽  
Meixi Gu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale

We examined the mediating role of optimism in the relationship between mindfulness and positive affect with a sample of 277 Chinese people aged between 51 and 65 years who completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Life Orientation Test-Revised, and the Positive Affect subscale of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Pearson correlation analysis results showed a significant positive relationship between mindfulness, optimism, and positive affect. Mediation analysis results further showed that optimism partially mediated the association between mindfulness and positive affect. Thus, as the findings indicated that enhancing mindfulness levels results in greater optimism, this should be considered an effective measure for promoting positive affect in older adults.

scholarly journals 306 - Loneliness and mortality in older adults and the role of depression

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
pp. 64-64
Author(s):  
T.J. Holwerda ◽  
D. Rhebergen ◽  
H.C. Comijs ◽  
J.J.M. Dekker ◽  
M.L. Stek
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Clinical Perspective ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression

Background:The prevalence of loneliness increases with age. The presence of loneliness in older adults has been found to be associated with health problems such as depression, decreased cognitive functioning, increases in systolic blood pressure and increased mortality. The underlying mechanisms of the higher mortality risk are largely unknown.Methods:Meta-analysis to investigate the present evidence for the associations between loneliness and mortality. Cross-sectional studies investigating the associations between loneliness and cardiovascular disease and between loneliness and cortisol in 378 depressed and 132 non-depressed older adults.Results:Loneliness appears to be associated with increased mortality, although when only studies are included that consider depression as a covariate, the association is not significant. Therefore it seems likely that depression plays a mediating role in the higher mortality risk.We did not find a significant association between loneliness and cardiovascular disease. In contrast, loneliness was significantly associated with lower cortisol output and decreased dexamethasone suppression.Discussion:The results and their implications for prevention and treatment will be discussed from a clinical perspective as well as a general health perspective. Is loneliness as potentially dangerous as depression?

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