The mediating effect of neighbor relationship between community social support and elderly’s subjective well-being in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 780-790
Author(s):  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Chunkai Li ◽  
Zhiyou Wang ◽  
Xiaotong Fang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Neighbor Relationship ◽  
Chinese General Social Survey

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between community social support, neighbor relationship, and the subjective well-being of the elderly in China. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized model based on a sample of 2732 senior adults from 2010 Chinese General Social Survey. Results showed that community social support could indirectly affect the subjective well-being of the elderly through the complete mediating effect of neighbor relationship, although there was no significant correlation between community social support and the elderly’s subjective well-being. Implications for theory, social work, and social policy were discussed.

scholarly journals Social support and subjective well-being among elderly Chinese empty-nester: Self-worth as a Mediator and self-reported health as a Moderator

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Su ◽  
Yuqiu Zhou ◽  
Jianqin Cao ◽  
Haina Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Empty Nest ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Reported Health

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to explore the relationship between social support, self-worth, self-reported health, and subjective well-being among the Chinese rural empty nest elderly, and whether self-worth and self-reported health affect these associations.Methods This cross-sectional study was performed from May 2017 to April 2018, the participants were 365 empty-nest elderly adults from rural areas of Chifeng City in Inner Mongolia. Data were collected with the General information questionnaire, Self-worth questionnaire for adults, Social Support Scale and Memorial University of New Found land Scale of Happiness. Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediation hypothesis. Bootstrapping was performed to confirm the mediation effect. Hayes’s SPSS-PROCESS was used for testing the moderating effects.Results Self-worth showed significant correlations with social support, self-reported health and subjective well-being (all P<0.01).Bootstrapping indicated that the mediating role of self-worth was statistically significant. And self-reported health moderated the social support and subjective well-being association.Conclusions Self-worth and self-reported health are important targets for prevention and intervention for improving the subjective well-being of the rural empty-nest elderly.

City Newcomers’ Adaptation to Urban Life, Personal Well-Being, and Social Support

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 1201-1214
Author(s):  
Tianqiong Xia ◽  
Yifu Wang ◽  
Qiyi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
The Relationship

We evaluated the level of adaptation of city newcomers (CNs) to urban life in China, and their personal well-being, and explored the mediating effect of social support on the relationship between these variables. We used a 2-stage sampling method to recruit 314 participants who completed the Adaptation to Urban Life Scale, Social Support Scale, and Personal Well-Being Scale. Structural equation modeling was used to test full and partial mediation effects. Findings showed that there was a significant correlation between the extent of CNs’ positive adaptation to urban life and their personal well-being. In addition, social support was beneficial for CNs’ personal well-being, and partially mediated the relationship between CNs’ adaptation to urban life and personal well-being. In addition, the adaptation to urban life dimensions of employment prospects, living conditions, and urban environment predicted CNs’ personal well-being. Implications of the findings are discussed, along with directions for future research.

scholarly journals Adolescent Life Satisfaction Explained by Social Support, Emotion Regulation, and Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorea Azpiazu Izaguirre ◽  
Arantzazu Rodríguez Fernández ◽  
Eider Goñi Palacios
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being

Adolescence is a stage characterized by many biological and psychosocial changes, all of which may result in a decrease in subjective well-being. It is therefore necessary to identify those factors that contribute to increased life satisfaction, in order to promote positive development among young people. The aim of this study is to examine the dynamics of a set of variables that contribute to life satisfaction. A total of 1,188 adolescents (aged between 12 and 16 years) completed the Perceived Social Support from Family and Friends and Perception of the School Environment Questionnaires, the Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 (CD-RISC), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) for social support, emotion regulation, resilience, and life satisfaction. By applying structural equation modeling (SEM), the results reveal a direct prediction of family support, emotion regulation, and resilience on life satisfaction. Support from friends and emotion regulation was also found to explain resilience, and support from family and teachers was found to predict emotion regulation. In conclusion, emotion regulation and social support were found to indirectly affect life satisfaction among adolescents through resilience. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING OF TRANSFEMORAL PROSTHESIS USER IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 269-274
Author(s):  
Nur Rachmat ◽  
Mohammad Fanani ◽  
Darsono Darsono ◽  
Suwarto Suwarto
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Negative Feeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Patient Will ◽  
Transfemoral Prosthesis

Study Design: This research is Quantitative Research using analytic observational with a cross-sectional approach. Background: Amputation hurts patients physically, psychologically and socially. Permanent physical disability due to amputation affects the thought, feeling and behavior of the patient, because patient will have the negative feeling on body image that can cause a feeling that he is not useful, worry about losing his job, pessimistic about the future and limit social relationships with self-withdrawal, so that patient will experience depression. Objectives: This research is to determine the factor affecting the subjective well being of transfemoral prosthesis users in Indonesia. Methods: The sample in this study was 110 users of the transfemoral prosthesis with a simple random sampling technique. The Data collection technique is using questionnaires and documentation. It was used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the data. Results: The result of this study had a statistically significant effect between motivation (p = 0.031), self-efficacy (p = 0.030), religiosity (p = 0.020), social support (p = 0.027), and optimism (p = 0.033) toward subjective well being. Conclusions: motivation, self-efficacy, religiosity, social support and optimism are the factors affecting the subjective well being of transfemoral prosthesis users in Indonesia. Clinical Relevance: Patient who had undergone amputation will have an effect on their subjective well being. It is important to know the factor affecting subjective well being of above knee amputation that use prosthesis. The factors are motivation, self-efficacy, religiosity, social support and optimism.

scholarly journals Testing a model of subjective well-being: The roles of optimism, psychological vulnerability, and shyness

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205510291988429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begum Satici
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Psychological Vulnerability

This research extended current positive psychological research by investigating the mediating effect of shyness on the association between optimism, psychological vulnerability and subjective well-being. Two hundred fifty-five volunteer university students (131 females and 124 males, mean age = 23.14) participated in the study. The structural equation modeling revealed shyness fully mediated the effect of psychological vulnerability on subjective well-being, while shyness partially mediated the effect of optimism on subjective well-being. Also, bootstrapping procedures confirmed that psychological vulnerability was indirectly associated with subjective well-being through shyness, whereas optimism was directly associated with subjective well-being. The implications for future studies and the limitations of the study were discussed in the context of the relevant literature.

scholarly journals Internet Use, Life Satisfaction, and Subjective Well-Being Among the Elderly: Evidence From 2017 China General Social Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-lei Yang ◽  
Yuan-yang Wu ◽  
Xue-yu Lin ◽  
Lin Xie ◽  
Shuo Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Survey

Purpose: The research objectives of this study are to test the scientific propositions of whether Internet use promotes life satisfaction among the elderly, whether there is variability in the effect of Internet use on the well-being of the elderly, and through what channels Internet use affects the elderly's life satisfaction.Method: Using data from the 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), this paper employed linear regression, ordered logit model, and the propensity score matching (PSM) approach to investigate the association of Internet use with life satisfaction among the elderly in China.Results: The results show that Internet use was significantly and negatively associated with the life satisfaction of the Chinese elderly. Further analysis on group heterogeneity demonstrates that the negative association was more prominent among the participants who were males, at a lower age, had lower income and education, non-agricultural registered, and relatively healthy. Finally, the mediating effect indicates that Internet use may affect life satisfaction among the elderly through the channel of reducing their perceptions of social justice.Conclusions: In order to avoid the negative effects of using the Internet, the following policy suggestions are put forward: Improve the elderly's attitudes toward Internet use; pay attention to the sense of fairness of the elderly to improve life satisfaction; guide the elderly to reduce the time of using the Internet.

Emotional Intelligence and Subjective Well-Being: Altruistic Behavior as a Mediator

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 749-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiatao Huang ◽  
Hongbo Shi ◽  
Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

Although an increasing number of studies shed light on the relationship between emotional intelligence and subjective well-being, little is yet known of the mediating effect of altruistic behavior in this relationship. We examined the relationships among emotional intelligence, altruistic behavior, and subjective well-being. Using structural equation modeling, we conducted an empirical test based on survey data obtained from 412 undergraduates in 2 South China universities. The results showed that emotional intelligence and altruistic behavior led to subjective well-being. In addition, altruistic behavior partially mediated the relationship between emotional intelligence and subjective well-being. Our findings support the application of an altruistic behavior perspective to gaining a better understanding of the mechanism by which emotional intelligence influences subjective well-being.

A re-examination of conspicuous sport consumption theory on golf and skiing from leisure involvement perspective

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huimin Song ◽  
Ting-ting Zeng ◽  
Brian H. Yim
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leisure Involvement ◽  
Sport Consumption ◽  
Proposed Model

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between leisure involvement (LI), conspicuous sport consumption and subjective well-being (SW) for two luxury leisure activities: golf and skiing.Design/methodology/approachThe authors collected data from Guangdong Province (golf, n = 342) and Jilin Province (skiing, n = 310) and examined the proposed model using structural equation modeling (SEM) and tested the mediating effect of conspicuous sport consumption using bootstrapping method.FindingsThe findings show that the proposed model explained the relationships among LI, conspicuous sport consumption and SW. Furthermore, the findings suggest that LI and conspicuous consumption (CC) can elevate sport participants' perception of SW, enriching leisure-class theory.Originality/valueThe authors’ findings contribute to the domain of CC in sport participant and leisure research and provide significant implications for the sport tourism marketers.

Age-Friendly Communities and Life Satisfaction Among the Elderly in Urban China

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 883-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Xie
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Policy Makers

This study aims to examine the extent to which older adults’ perceptions of environmental age-friendliness are associated with their life satisfaction. We used a national representative sample ( N = 9,965) with elders aged 60 and above from urban China and structural equation modeling to analyze the relationship among community characteristics, socioeconomic status (SES), and life satisfaction. Results showed that older people’s perceptions of housing conditions, local amenities, and social inclusion were significantly associated with general life satisfaction. Multigroup comparison tests indicated that no disparities in the aforementioned relationships among SES subgroups. However, the socioeconomically disadvantaged elderly population was shown to have the lowest assessment of community age-friendliness. Findings emphasized the potential role of age-friendly communities as having an influential force on older adults’ subjective well-being, regardless of their SES. Meanwhile, policy makers and practitioners should pay special attentions to improve the living environments of disadvantaged elders.

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