Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional study
Objectives The study aimed to examine the association between individual and community levels in relation to subjective well-being (SWB) among the migrant and local elderly. It particularly focuses on the extent to which and the ways in which the residential environment of migrant and local elderly...
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| description | Objectives The study aimed to examine the association between individual and community levels in relation to subjective well-being (SWB) among the migrant and local elderly. It particularly focuses on the extent to which and the ways in which the residential environment of migrant and local elderly influences their SWB.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting Our study was conducted in Dongguan City, China.Participants Two groups of elderly (aged >60 years), including migrants and local residents, were recruited. A total of 470 migrants and 422 local residents participated in this study.Main outcome measures SWB was assessed by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness.Results The community-level health facility density had a positive association with SWB (B=0.38, p<0.01), whereas the financial facility density had a negative association (B=−0.42, p<0.01). The density of health and financial facilities affected the local elderly more than the migrant elderly. Social cohesion is an aspect of the social environment of the community that influenced elders’ SWB (B=0.72, p<0.001).Conclusions The primary determinants of SWB for both the migrant and local elderly included individual, societal and environmental factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef073d2d43c3458cabfa0cfd481b74a82025-01-27T16:45:11ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-06-0112610.1136/bmjopen-2021-060628Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional studyChonghua Wan0Rassamee Sangthong1Liu Yuxi2Thammasin Ingviya3Research Center for Quality of Life and Applied Psychology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, ChinaEpidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, ThailandSchool of Humanities and Management & Institute of Health Law and Policy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, ChinaDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, ThailandObjectives The study aimed to examine the association between individual and community levels in relation to subjective well-being (SWB) among the migrant and local elderly. It particularly focuses on the extent to which and the ways in which the residential environment of migrant and local elderly influences their SWB.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting Our study was conducted in Dongguan City, China.Participants Two groups of elderly (aged >60 years), including migrants and local residents, were recruited. A total of 470 migrants and 422 local residents participated in this study.Main outcome measures SWB was assessed by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness.Results The community-level health facility density had a positive association with SWB (B=0.38, p<0.01), whereas the financial facility density had a negative association (B=−0.42, p<0.01). The density of health and financial facilities affected the local elderly more than the migrant elderly. Social cohesion is an aspect of the social environment of the community that influenced elders’ SWB (B=0.72, p<0.001).Conclusions The primary determinants of SWB for both the migrant and local elderly included individual, societal and environmental factors.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e060628.full |
| spellingShingle | Chonghua Wan Rassamee Sangthong Liu Yuxi Thammasin Ingviya Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional study BMJ Open |
| title | Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Determinants of subjective well-being among migrant and local elderly in China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | determinants of subjective well being among migrant and local elderly in china a cross sectional study |
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