Abstract
Life satisfaction of the rural elderly has increasingly become an important issue for society. Based on the social support theory and Cha Xu Ge Ju (pattern of difference sequence), this study investigates the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions that explain the relationship between social communication and life satisfaction among the rural elderly. Specifically, it explores the mediating role of psychological well-being in the relationship between social communication and life satisfaction. In addition, it examines whether emotional support moderates the effect of social communication on psychological well-being. Data from 658 rural elderly in China were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results show that psychological well-being mediates the relationship between social communication and life satisfaction. Additionally, the relationship between social communication on psychological well-being was negatively moderated by emotional support. Finally, implications for management theory and practice are discussed.
Highlights
The life satisfaction of the rural elderly has long been a key concern of government and scholars, especially in China
M1, M2, and M3 were three-factor models, which were social communication combined with emotional support, social communication combined with psychological well-being, and social communication combined with life satisfaction, respectively
Based on the social support theory and Cha Xu Ge Ju, we examined models linking social communication to life satisfaction included psychological well-being as a mediator emotional
Summary
The life satisfaction of the rural elderly has long been a key concern of government and scholars, especially in China. The elderly can only continue to stay in rural areas because of economic pressures and traditional life concepts [2]. They have become the main body of rural residents. The current rural social pension guarantee system has not been generally established in China, and the traditional family support is still the main mode of elderly care. The numbers of old-age care institutions are increasing to improve the dilemma of the rural elderly.
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