The Effect of Social Communication on Life Satisfaction among the Rural Elderly: A Moderated Mediation Model

Yashuo Chen, Chunjiang Yang and Shangjun Feng
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Yashuo Chen: College of Business, Yantai Nanshan University, Yantai 265713, China
Chunjiang Yang: College of Business, Yantai Nanshan University, Yantai 265713, China
Shangjun Feng: School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-13

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.

Keywords: rural elderly; life satisfaction; social communication; psychological well-being; emotional support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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