Mediating and moderating effects of loneliness between social support and life satisfaction among empty nesters in China

被引：7

作者：

Cao, Qilong ^{[1
]}

Lu, Bin ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Changzhou Univ, Business Sch, 1 Gehu Rd, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

[2] Nanjing Audit Univ, Sch Educ & Training, Nanjing 210023, Peoples R China

来源：

CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY | 2021年 / 40卷 / 02期

基金：

中国博士后科学基金;

关键词：

Empty nesters; Social support; Loneliness; Life satisfaction; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; SELF-ESTEEM; OLD-AGE; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; DYADIC EXAMINATION; POSITIVE AFFECT; RURAL AREA; WELL; HEALTH; DEPRESSION;

D O I：

10.1007/s12144-018-0019-0

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study investigates the mediating and moderating effects of loneliness on the link between social support and life satisfaction among empty nesters. The data are collected from 1424 empty nesters (973 males and 451 females) from 16 randomly selected rural villages in western China. Pearson correlations suggest that social support is significantly correlated with life satisfaction. More importantly, a mediational analysis indicates that loneliness partly mediated the relationship between social support and life satisfaction. Additionally, hierarchical regression analysis for testing the moderating effect shows that loneliness also serves as a moderator in the relationship between social support and life satisfaction. These findings provide a more comprehensive understanding of overall mental health among empty nesters.

引用

页码：973 / 982

页数：10

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