The association between socioeconomic status perception and mental health among Chinese older adults: the mediating roles of social trust and justice.
Chinese older adults
Mental health
SES perception
Social justice
Social trust
Journal
BMC geriatrics
ISSN: 1471-2318
Titre abrégé: BMC Geriatr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968548
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 Jun 2024
06 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
18
09
2023
accepted:
12
04
2024
medline:
7
6
2024
pubmed:
7
6
2024
entrez:
6
6
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Mental health is a matter of quality of life among older adults. This study aimed to explore the association between the socioeconomic status (SES) perception and mental health of older adults using data from 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS). Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression was used to analyse the association between SES perception and mental health, and the substitution model and variable methods were used to check the robustness of the results. Moreover, we adopted the Sobel model to analyse the mediating roles of social trust and justice. SES perception was positively associated with mental health, and this association was mediated by social trust and justice. This kind of positive association was mainly embodied in those groups with the highest or lowest objective SES. In other words, this study confirmed the phenomenon of "a contented mind is a perpetual feast" in Chinese society. Higher SES perception is associated with improved mental health for Chinese older adults. It is imperative to prioritize efforts to enhance the perceptual abilities of older adults, particularly those with the highest or lowest objective SES, to promote their overall subjective well-being.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Mental health is a matter of quality of life among older adults. This study aimed to explore the association between the socioeconomic status (SES) perception and mental health of older adults using data from 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS).
METHODS
METHODS
Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression was used to analyse the association between SES perception and mental health, and the substitution model and variable methods were used to check the robustness of the results. Moreover, we adopted the Sobel model to analyse the mediating roles of social trust and justice.
RESULTS
RESULTS
SES perception was positively associated with mental health, and this association was mediated by social trust and justice. This kind of positive association was mainly embodied in those groups with the highest or lowest objective SES. In other words, this study confirmed the phenomenon of "a contented mind is a perpetual feast" in Chinese society.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Higher SES perception is associated with improved mental health for Chinese older adults. It is imperative to prioritize efforts to enhance the perceptual abilities of older adults, particularly those with the highest or lowest objective SES, to promote their overall subjective well-being.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38844836
doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04968-5
pii: 10.1186/s12877-024-04968-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : National Social Science Fund of China
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Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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