Comparing the impact of social support on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed elders
AimTo compare differences in life satisfaction between widowed and non-widowed elders based on social support.MethodsA total of 4,560 widowed and 3,655 non-widowed elders were selected from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS-2018). Ordinal logistic regression models and t-tests...
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| description | AimTo compare differences in life satisfaction between widowed and non-widowed elders based on social support.MethodsA total of 4,560 widowed and 3,655 non-widowed elders were selected from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS-2018). Ordinal logistic regression models and t-tests were performed using SPSS v20.ResultsBoth widowed and non-widowed elders had high levels of life satisfaction. Personal characteristics had a significant impact on the life satisfaction of both widowed and non-widowed elders. Endowment insurance, social trust, residence, self-rated health, and living with family had a significant impact on the life satisfaction of widowed elders (p < 0.001), while endowment insurance, government subsidy, and self-rated health significantly impacted non-widowed elders (p < 0.001). Self-rated health had the greatest impact on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed elders (OR = 4.62/4.45), followed by endowment insurance (OR = 1.24/1.32).ConclusionSocial support can significantly improve life satisfaction, but its impact is heterogeneous. Informal social support plays a greater role in improving the life satisfaction of widowed elders, but formal social support plays a greater role in the life satisfaction of non-widowed elders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c28061cdf764be7ae16b3ba64b545c62022-12-22T04:39:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-11-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10602171060217Comparing the impact of social support on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed eldersHua Tian0Jie Chen1College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, ChinaSchool of Marxism, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, ChinaAimTo compare differences in life satisfaction between widowed and non-widowed elders based on social support.MethodsA total of 4,560 widowed and 3,655 non-widowed elders were selected from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS-2018). Ordinal logistic regression models and t-tests were performed using SPSS v20.ResultsBoth widowed and non-widowed elders had high levels of life satisfaction. Personal characteristics had a significant impact on the life satisfaction of both widowed and non-widowed elders. Endowment insurance, social trust, residence, self-rated health, and living with family had a significant impact on the life satisfaction of widowed elders (p < 0.001), while endowment insurance, government subsidy, and self-rated health significantly impacted non-widowed elders (p < 0.001). Self-rated health had the greatest impact on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed elders (OR = 4.62/4.45), followed by endowment insurance (OR = 1.24/1.32).ConclusionSocial support can significantly improve life satisfaction, but its impact is heterogeneous. Informal social support plays a greater role in improving the life satisfaction of widowed elders, but formal social support plays a greater role in the life satisfaction of non-widowed elders.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1060217/fulllife satisfactionsocial supportwidowed eldersinformal social supportformal social support |
| spellingShingle | Hua Tian Jie Chen Comparing the impact of social support on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed elders Frontiers in Psychology life satisfaction social support widowed elders informal social support formal social support |
| title | Comparing the impact of social support on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed elders |
| title_full | Comparing the impact of social support on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed elders |
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| title_short | Comparing the impact of social support on the life satisfaction of widowed and non-widowed elders |
| title_sort | comparing the impact of social support on the life satisfaction of widowed and non widowed elders |
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