Do social networks improve Chinese adults’ subjective well-being?

Xiaoyan Lei, Yan Shen, James Smith and Guangsu Zhou

The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2015, vol. 6, issue C, 57-67

Abstract: This paper studies relationships between social networks, health and subjective well-being (SWB) using nationally representative data of the Chinese Population—the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS). Our data contain SWB indicators in two widely used variants—happiness and life-satisfaction. Social network variables used include kinship relationships measured by marital status, family size, and having a genealogy; ties with friends/relatives/neighbors measured by holiday visitation, frequency of contacts, and whether and value of gifts given and received; total number and time spent in social activities, and engagement in organizations including the communist party, religious groups, and other types.

Keywords: Health; Subjective well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2015.07.001

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