Social exchanges and subjective well-being among older Chinese: does age make a difference?

Full Abstract

The authors examined the effects of social support and negative interactions on life satisfaction and depressed affect among older Chinese, and age differences in these associations. The sample consisted of 2,943 Chinese elders who were 60-94 years of age. Structural equation modeling results suggest that both social support and negative interactions have significant contributions to life satisfaction and depressed affect. Social support has stronger effects than negative interactions on life satisfaction; their effects on depressed affect are comparable. Further, depressed affect of old-old (70+ years) Chinese reacts more strongly to both social support and negative interactions than the young-old (60-69 years). ((c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved).

Author information

Author/s: Li, Lydia W (LW); Liang, Jersey (J);

Affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106, USA. lydiali(-atsign-)umich.edu

Grants: R01-AG154124 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Psychology and aging (Psychol Aging), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jun; vol 22 (issue 2) : pp 386-91

Dates: Created 2007/06/12; Completed 2007/09/06; Revised 2007/12/03;

PMID: 17563194, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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