Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction among Elderly Migrants in China: A Moderated Mediation Model of Resilience and Upward Intergenerational Support

Li Zhang (), Yanjie Hou, Hao Wang and Jun Yao ()
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Li Zhang: School of Health Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
Yanjie Hou: School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
Hao Wang: School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
Jun Yao: School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-13

Abstract: Objective: This study aimed to test whether resilience mediates the association between self-rated health and life satisfaction and the moderated effect of upward intergenerational support among elderly migrants in China. Method: We used self-reported data collected from 654 elderly migrants in Nanjing. The regression analysis using bootstrapping methods was conducted to explore the mediating and moderating effects. Results: Resilience mediated the relationship between self-rated health and life satisfaction among elderly migrants in China. The moderated mediation analysis indicated that the upward intergenerational support moderated the path between self-rated health and resilience. Specifically, compared with those with a low level of emotional support, the self-rated health of elderly migrants with a high level of emotional support has a stronger effect on resilience. Moreover, the self-rated health of elderly migrants with a low level of financial support has a stronger effect on resilience than those with a higher level of financial support. Conclusion: Resilience could partially mediate the effect of self-rated health on life satisfaction among elderly migrants in China, and upward intergenerational support moderated the indirect relationship between self-rated health and life satisfaction via resilience.

Keywords: self-rated health; life satisfaction; resilience; upward intergenerational support; elderly migrants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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