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The Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults in China.

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Title/Author:	The Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults in China./
Author:	Mao, Xupeng.
Description:	1 online resource (163 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-09(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-09A(E).
Subject:	Social work. -
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ISBN:	9780355922752

The Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults in China.
Mao, Xupeng.

The Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults in China. - 1 online resource (163 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-09(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references

This three-paper dissertation used data from two longitudinal national surveys of Chinese residents, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), to examine the relationship between social support and Chinese older adults' subjective well-being and identify the groups most vulnerable to low subjective well-being and the types and sources of social support that may promote older adults' subjective well-being. Specifically, the first paper examined the relationship between types and sources of social support and subjective well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms and life satisfaction) among Chinese older adults, with particular attention to the moderating role of three contextual factors (i.e., living arrangement concordance, education, occupation) in this relationship. The second paper examined the associations between living arrangements and Chinese older adults' subjective well-being (i.e., psychological well-being and life satisfaction), paying attention to the mediating role of social support. The third paper examined the relationship between three stressors (i.e., widowhood, poor health, and functional dependence) and Chinese older adults' subjective well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms and life satisfaction), and assessed whether these relationships were moderated by social support. Multivariate regression was used for data analyses in the first and the third papers, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was used in the second paper.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355922752Subjects--Topical Terms:

1008643
Social work.
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520 $a Several important findings regarding the relationship between social support and Chinese older adults' subjective well-being emerged from the dissertation. First, children's support (i.e., financially, instrumentally, and emotionally) was important to Chinese older adults' subjective well-being, particularly those who had relatively disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g., agricultural occupation or no work experience, lower educational levels) or living arrangement concordance. Second, older adults receiving formal financial support had the same or even better subjective well-being than their counterparts receiving financial support from their children. Third, although receiving instrumental support from non-child sources was generally associated with lower subjective well-being, receiving instrumental support from a spouse tended to benefit urban Chinese older adults' subjective well-being. Fourth, being widowed, having poor health, and being functional dependent were negatively associated with Chinese older adults' subjective well-being. In addition, instrumental support from children and formal financial support may serve as buffers for older adults dealing with these stressors, resulting in better subjective well-being than their counterparts who receive support from other sources or have no support. Last, compared to older adults living with children, rural older adults who live alone were less likely to be satisfied with their lives, whereas urban older adults living in nursing homes were more likely to have good life satisfaction. Implications for social work practices, policy, and research are discussed throughout the dissertation.
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