Intergenerational Emotional Cohesion and Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults in Rural China: A Moderated Mediation Model of Loneliness and Friendship Ties.
Intergenerational Emotional Cohesion and Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults in Rural China: A Moderated Mediation Model of Loneliness and Friendship Ties.
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中国农村老年人的代际情感凝聚力和心理健康：孤独感和友谊纽带的有调节中介模型。
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10.1093/geronb/gbab122
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发表时间：
2022
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Silverstein,Merril
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作者：
Zhang,Xiaoyan;Silverstein,Merril
尽管研究人员已经将代际情感凝聚力(IEC)与老年人的心理健康(PWB)联系在一起，但IEC与PWB相关的机制和条件--尤其是在农村地区--还不太清楚。本研究通过对农村中国的数据分析，探讨了孤独感是否起到了中介作用，以及友谊关系是否起到了中介作用。方法以安徽省农村老年人中国为样本，对中介和调节中介模型进行了检验。测量内容包括IEC、友情关系、孤独感以及抑郁症状和生活满意度两项PWB指标。结果IEC与孤独感呈负相关，而孤独感与抑郁症状和生活满意度呈正相关。此外，IEC与抑郁症状(但不是生活满意度)之间的这种间接途径与友谊关系的大小呈正相关。讨论本研究促进了我们对IEC影响老年人PWB的机制的理解。缓解孤独感可以帮助提高PWB。文中还讨论了对实践和未来研究的其他启示。
ObjectivesAlthough researchers have linked intergenerational emotional cohesion (IEC) to psychological well-being (PWB) among older adults, the mechanisms and conditions under which IEC is related to PWB—particularly in rural areas—are less well understood. This study analyzed data from rural China to examine whether loneliness mediated the relationship between IEC and PWB, and whether friendship ties moderated the strength of the direct and indirect relationships between IEC and PWB.MethodsMediation and moderated mediation models were tested using a sample of rural adults aged 60 and older (N= 958) from the Longitudinal Study of Older Adults in Anhui Province, China. Measures included IEC, friendship ties, loneliness, and 2 PWB indicators—depressive symptoms and life satisfaction.ResultsThe results revealed that IEC was negatively related to loneliness, which in turn was associated with depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Furthermore, this indirect pathway linking IEC and depressive symptoms (but not life satisfaction) was positively conditioned on the size of friendship ties.DiscussionThis study advances our understanding of the mechanism through which IEC influences PWB in older adults. Alleviating loneliness could help boost PWB. Other implications for practice and future research are discussed.