TY - JOUR
T1 - The Relationship between Social Participation and Subjective Well-Being among Older People in the Chinese Culture Context
T2 - The Mediating Effect of Reciprocity Beliefs
AU - He, Xinyu
AU - Shek, Daniel T.L.
AU - Du, Wenbin
AU - Pan, Yangu
AU - Ma, Yin
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by Center for Rural Community Governance Research, Project of Key Research Base of Social Science in Sichuan Province, in China, grant number SQZL2019B06.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/12/6
Y1 - 2022/12/6
N2 - It is demonstrated that the subjective well-being (SWB) of older people greatly relies on their social participation. However, there are few studies on reciprocity beliefs as a mediating mechanism between social participation and SWB. In this study, 297 participants aged 60 and over in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, completed a questionnaire of social participation, reciprocity beliefs, and SWB. We used multiple linear regression and mediation analyses to verify the mediating effect of reciprocity beliefs. Results showed that social participation was positively relative to SWB and reciprocity beliefs, and reciprocity beliefs played an intermediary role in social participation and SWB. These findings suggest the importance of social participation for SWB, with reciprocity beliefs (behaviors) playing a positive mediating role, particularly in China. In conclusion, analysis of the mediating effect of reciprocity beliefs provides us with knowledge that could help in achieving a healthy old age. Additionally, this study opens up new perspectives of research.
AB - It is demonstrated that the subjective well-being (SWB) of older people greatly relies on their social participation. However, there are few studies on reciprocity beliefs as a mediating mechanism between social participation and SWB. In this study, 297 participants aged 60 and over in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, completed a questionnaire of social participation, reciprocity beliefs, and SWB. We used multiple linear regression and mediation analyses to verify the mediating effect of reciprocity beliefs. Results showed that social participation was positively relative to SWB and reciprocity beliefs, and reciprocity beliefs played an intermediary role in social participation and SWB. These findings suggest the importance of social participation for SWB, with reciprocity beliefs (behaviors) playing a positive mediating role, particularly in China. In conclusion, analysis of the mediating effect of reciprocity beliefs provides us with knowledge that could help in achieving a healthy old age. Additionally, this study opens up new perspectives of research.
KW - Chinese older people
KW - mediating effect
KW - reciprocity belief
KW - social participation
KW - subjective well-being
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph192316367
DO - 10.3390/ijerph192316367
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36498439
AN - SCOPUS:85143622368
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 23
M1 - 16367
ER -