Do Social Networks Improve Chinese Adults' Subjective Well-being?
Do Social Networks Improve Chinese Adults' Subjective Well-being?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jeoa.2015.07.001
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Zhou G
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作者：
Lei X;Shen Y;Smith JP;Zhou G
本文利用具有全国代表性的中国人口数据--中国家庭面板研究(CFPS)，研究了社会网络、健康与主观幸福感之间的关系。我们的数据包含两种广泛使用的SWB指标--幸福和生活满意度。使用的社交网络变量包括通过婚姻状况、家庭规模和家谱来衡量的亲属关系；通过假期访问、联系频率以及是否和价值赠送和收到的礼物来衡量与朋友/亲戚/邻居的关系；在社交活动中花费的总数和时间，以及对包括共产党、宗教团体和其他类型的组织的参与。我们发现，赠送和接受礼物对主观幸福感的影响比仅仅赠送或接受礼物更大。同样，朋友的数量比亲戚的数量更重要，婚姻与更高的主观幸福感水平有关。花在社交活动上的时间和活动的种类对幸福感来说都很重要，但种类更重要。在不同的群体中，加入组织与较高的主观幸福感有关，例如是共产党员或宗教组织的成员。中国代表着一个有趣的考验，因为它既是一个有着长期确立的社交网络规范的传统社会，也是一个由于经济和人口结构的巨大变化而快速变化的社会。我们发现，给予和接受都更好，参加更多类型的社交活动，参加团体活动都能改善中国人的幸福感。
This paper studies relationships between social networks, health and subjective well-being (SWB) using nationally representative data of the Chinese Population—the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS). Our data contain SWB indicators in two widely used variants—happiness and life-satisfaction. Social network variables used include kinship relationships measured by marital status, family size, and having a genealogy; ties with friends/relatives/neighbors measured by holiday visitation, frequency of contacts, and whether and value gifts given and received; total number and time spent in social activities, and engagement in organizations including the communist party, religious groups, and other types. We find that giving and receiving gifts has a larger impact on SWB than either just giving or receiving them. Similarly the number of friends is more important than number of relatives, and marriage is associated with higher levels of SWB. Time spent in social activities and varieties of activities both matter for SWB but varieties matter more. Participation in organizations is associated with higher SWB across such diverse groups as being a member of the communist party or a religious organization. China represents an interesting test since it is simultaneously a traditional society with long-established norms about appropriate social networks and a rapidly changing society due to substantial economic and demographic changes. We find that it is better to both give and receive, to engage in more types of social activities, and that participation in groups all improve well-being of Chinese people.